Information about #BE972C color

#BE972C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BE972C falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(190, 151, 44) — 74.5% red, 59.2% green, 17.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 15 / 57 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BE972C presents itself as a strongly colored warm orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Nugget (#BC9229). Slightly further away sit Wazzup (#BC9425) and Sahara (#B79826).

The recipe behind #BE972C is rgb(190, 151, 44), 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, #BE972C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BE972C color variations

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

#BE972C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BE972C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BE972C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BE972C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BE972C 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BE972C

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

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Marginalia Ochre color link
Marginalia Ochre

#C9A227

Afterglow color link
Afterglow

#CE9732

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

University Of California Gold color link
University Of California Gold

#B78727

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

#BE972C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BE972C
  • RGB190, 151, 44
  • CMYK0, 15, 57, 25
  • CSSrgb(190, 151, 44)
  • HSL44°, 62%, 46%
  • HSL Precise43.973°, 62.393%, 45.882%
  • HSV44°, 77%, 75%
  • HSB44°, 77%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.745, 0.592, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.745, 0.592, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.745, 0.592, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBE972C
  • DECIMAL ID12490540
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers321 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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