Information about #BE9474 color

#BE9474 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BE9474 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(190, 148, 116) — 74.5% red, 58% green, 45.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 16 / 29 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BE9474 presents itself as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Perfect Beige (#BE9676). Slightly further away sit Half Kalgoorie Sands (#C19676) and Griffin Oak (#B99B74).

The recipe behind #BE9474 is rgb(190, 148, 116), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BE9474 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BE9474 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BE9474 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BE9474

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Baroque color link
Baroque

#CA9274

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BE9474
  • RGB190, 148, 116
  • CMYK0, 16, 29, 25
  • CSSrgb(190, 148, 116)
  • HSL26°, 36%, 60%
  • HSL Precise25.946°, 36.275%, 60%
  • HSV26°, 39%, 75%
  • HSB26°, 39%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.745, 0.580, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.745, 0.580, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.745, 0.580, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBE9474
  • DECIMAL ID12489844
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01