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#BE6400 Fire Ant

#BE6400 is a medium, moderately saturated orange named Fire Ant. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 39.2% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(190, 100, 0)). Its HSL value is 32° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 100% yellow and 25% black. #BE6400 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.01:1.

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Variations of #BE6400

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BE6400 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BE6400 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BE6400 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #958400
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7F6F00
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #946F00
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #958400
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A27A00
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D14F55
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C65C39
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7C7C7C
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #90766C

#BE6400 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.19:1 Poor#BE6400 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.01:1 Good#BE6400 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BE6400 in CSS

/* Fire Ant */
.color { color: #BE6400; }
.background { background-color: #BE6400; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BE6400; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(190 100 0);
color: hsl(32 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.597 0.145 56.6);

#BE6400 FAQ

What color is #BE6400?

#BE6400 is a medium, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Fire Ant. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BE6400?

#BE6400 is rgb(190, 100, 0) in RGB, hsl(32, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 47%, 100%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BE6400?

The complementary color of #BE6400 is #005ABE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BE6400?

Black text has the best contrast on #BE6400: 5.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BE6400 a warm or cool color?

#BE6400 is a warm color.