Information about #BE9D17 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BE9D17 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(190, 157, 23) (74.5% red, 61.6% green, 9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 13 / 65 / 25 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BE9D17 reads as a strongly colored golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Gold Foil (#BD9B16). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Buddha Gold (#BC9B1B) and Cookie Brown (#C7A317).

The recipe behind #BE9D17 is rgb(190, 157, 23), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BE9D17 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. No one has named #BE9D17 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BE9D17 color variations

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

#BE9D17 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BE9D17 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BE9D17 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#A9933D

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Grey

#808080

#BE9D17 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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#BE9D17 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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#4A18BF
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#188DBF
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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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#BF4A18
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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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#39BF18
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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 #BE9D17

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

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Desert Yellow color link
Desert Yellow

#CA8D16

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

#BE9D17 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BE9D17
  • RGB190, 157, 23
  • CMYK0, 13, 65, 25
  • CSSrgb(190, 157, 23)
  • HSL48°, 78%, 42%
  • HSL Precise48.144°, 78.404%, 41.765%
  • HSV48°, 88%, 75%
  • HSB48°, 88%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.745, 0.616, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.745, 0.616, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.745, 0.616, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBE9D17
  • DECIMAL ID12492055
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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