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#BE9656 closest to Amaretto Sour

#BE9656 is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Amaretto Sour. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 58.8% green and 33.7% blue (rgb(190, 150, 86)). Its HSL value is 37° hue, 44% saturation and 54% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 55% yellow and 25% black. #BE9656 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.69:1.

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Variations of #BE9656

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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#BE9656 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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#BE9656 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BE9656 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AFA058
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A69750
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AD9752
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AFA058
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B39D57
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CC8B87
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C49270
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9C9C9C
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A69B8F

#BE9656 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.73:1 Very poor#BE9656 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.69:1 Very good#BE9656 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BE9656 in CSS

/* Amaretto Sour */
.color { color: #BE9656; }
.background { background-color: #BE9656; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BE9656; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(190 150 86);
color: hsl(37 44% 54%);
color: oklch(0.697 0.095 77.9);

#BE9656 FAQ

What color is #BE9656?

#BE9656 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Amaretto Sour. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BE9656?

#BE9656 is rgb(190, 150, 86) in RGB, hsl(37, 44%, 54%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 21%, 55%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BE9656?

The complementary color of #BE9656 is #567EBE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BE9656?

Black text has the best contrast on #BE9656: 7.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BE9656 a warm or cool color?

#BE9656 is a warm color.