Information about #BE9E3C color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #BE9E3C reads as a clearly saturated golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Rustic Gold (#C2A03D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Karma (#B6A237) and Golden Spice (#C6973F).
The recipe behind #BE9E3C is rgb(190, 158, 60), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BE9E3C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. No one has named #BE9E3C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#BE9E3C color variations
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#BE9E3C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BE9E3C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BE9E3C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BE9E3C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BE9E3C 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BE9E3C color
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Nearest named colors to #BE9E3C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C2A03D
#B6A237
#C6973F
#B69642
#B5A642
#CBA135
#B7984A
#BF8D3C
#C0934A
#BB8E34
#C68E3F
#B0903D
#BE9E3C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BE9E3C
- RGB190, 158, 60
- CMYK0, 13, 51, 25
- CSSrgb(190, 158, 60)
- HSL45°, 52%, 49%
- HSL Precise45.231°, 52%, 49.02%
- HSV45°, 68%, 75%
- HSB45°, 68%, 75%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.745
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.235
- GLSLvec3(0.745, 0.620, 0.235)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.745, 0.620, 0.235, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.745, 0.620, 0.235)
- Percentage of Red in RGB74.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB62%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB23.5%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBE9E3C
- DECIMAL ID12492348
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
