Information about #BE9C97 color

#BE9C97 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BE9C97 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(190, 156, 151) — 74.5% red, 61.2% green, 59.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 15 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BE9C97 reads as a softly toned earthy red and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tuscany (#C09999). Slightly further away sit White Mouse (#B9A193) and Half Rickshaw (#BDA793).

In RGB terms — rgb(190, 156, 151) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BE9C97 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BE9C97 color variations

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

#BE9C97 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BE9C97 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BE9C97 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BE9C97 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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#BE9C97 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 #BE9C97

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

Tuscany color link
Tuscany

#C09999

White Mouse color link
White Mouse

#B9A193

Half Rickshaw color link
Half Rickshaw

#BDA793

Joss color link
Joss

#B9A896

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

Quicksand color link
Quicksand

#C3988B

Half Malta color link
Half Malta

#B5A695

Grey Pink color link
Grey Pink

#C3909B

Paperback color link
Paperback

#B3A190

Careys Pink color link
Careys Pink

#C99AA0

Double Milestone color link
Double Milestone

#B1A09C

Quarter Gargoyle color link
Quarter Gargoyle

#B2A495

#BE9C97 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BE9C97
  • RGB190, 156, 151
  • CMYK0, 13, 15, 25
  • CSSrgb(190, 156, 151)
  • HSL8°, 23%, 67%
  • HSL Precise7.692°, 23.077%, 66.863%
  • HSV8°, 21%, 75%
  • HSB8°, 21%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.745, 0.612, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.745, 0.612, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.745, 0.612, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBE9C97
  • DECIMAL ID12491927
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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