Information about #BE9611 color

#BE9611 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BE9611 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(190, 150, 17) — 74.5% red, 58.8% green, 6.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 68 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BE9611 reads as a vivid, lively yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gold Foil (#BD9B16). Slightly further away sit Ocher (#BF9B0C) and Buddha Gold (#BC9B1B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(190, 150, 17)), which gives #BE9611 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. #BE9611 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BE9611 color variations

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

#BE9611 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 #BE9611

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

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Egypt Gold color link
Egypt Gold

#C09300

Yellow Ochre color link
Yellow Ochre

#CB9D06

Yellow Brown color link
Yellow Brown

#B79400

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BE9611
  • RGB190, 150, 17
  • CMYK0, 16, 68, 25
  • CSSrgb(190, 150, 17)
  • HSL46°, 84%, 41%
  • HSL Precise46.127°, 83.575%, 40.588%
  • HSV46°, 91%, 75%
  • HSB46°, 91%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • GLSLvec3(0.745, 0.588, 0.067)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.745, 0.588, 0.067, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.745, 0.588, 0.067)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBE9611
  • DECIMAL ID12490257
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01