BE8A4E

#BE8A4E closest to Barista’s Favourite

#BE8A4E is a medium, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Barista’s Favourite. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 54.1% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(190, 138, 78)). Its HSL value is 32° hue, 46% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 59% yellow and 25% black. #BE8A4E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.93:1.

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Variations of #BE8A4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BE8A4E 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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#BE8A4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BE8A4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A8994F
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9C8D49
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A68D4A
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A8994F
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AE944E
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CD7E7C
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C48566
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A09287

#BE8A4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.03:1 Poor#BE8A4E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.93:1 Good#BE8A4E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BE8A4E in CSS

/* Barista’s Favourite */
.color { color: #BE8A4E; }
.background { background-color: #BE8A4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BE8A4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(190 138 78);
color: hsl(32 46% 53%);
color: oklch(0.672 0.100 68.6);

#BE8A4E FAQ

What color is #BE8A4E?

#BE8A4E is a medium, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Barista’s Favourite. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BE8A4E?

#BE8A4E is rgb(190, 138, 78) in RGB, hsl(32, 46%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 27%, 59%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BE8A4E?

The complementary color of #BE8A4E is #4E82BE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BE8A4E?

Black text has the best contrast on #BE8A4E: 6.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BE8A4E a warm or cool color?

#BE8A4E is a warm color.