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#BE8A4E

#be8a4e ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#be8a4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 54.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.37% magenta, 58.95% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 32.14°, with 46.28% saturation and 52.55% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 4.73.

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Relative luminance0.2967

Complementary

  1. #be8a4e
  2. #4e82be

Split complementary

  1. #be8a4e
  2. #4ebabe
  3. #524ebe

Analogous

  1. #be524e
  2. #be8a4e
  3. #babe4e

Triadic

  1. #be8a4e
  2. #4ebe8a
  3. #8a4ebe

Tetradic

  1. #be8a4e
  2. #82be4e
  3. #4e82be
  4. #8a4ebe

Square

  1. #be8a4e
  2. #4ebe52
  3. #4e82be
  4. #be4eba

Monochromatic

  1. #543b1f
  2. #8c6333
  3. #be8a4e
  4. #d3af86
  5. #e7d4be

Shades

#be8a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be8a4e
  2. #ab7c46
  3. #986e3e
  4. #856137
  5. #72532f
  6. #5f4527
  7. #4c371f
  8. #392917
  9. #261c10
  10. #130e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#be8a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be8a4e
  2. #c59660
  3. #cba171
  4. #d2ad83
  5. #d8b995
  6. #dfc5a7
  7. #e5d0b8
  8. #ecdcca
  9. #f2e8dc
  10. #f9f3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be8a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be8a4e
  2. #b88953
  3. #b28858
  4. #ab875d
  5. #a58662
  6. #9f8567
  7. #99846c
  8. #938371
  9. #8c8276
  10. #86817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7907e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c8d49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8994f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd7e7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa8c4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1934f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7836c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be8a4e {
  color: #be8a4e;
}
Background
.bg-be8a4e {
  background-color: #be8a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be8a4e {
  border: 2px solid #be8a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be8a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 138 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 46% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be8a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be8a4e, #babe4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be8a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 138 78 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 4.73 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 5.79 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.20 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 6.93 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.71 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.06 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.23 #4175b1 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Peru
#be8a4e  rgb(190, 138, 78)  hsl(32, 46%, 53%)  Peru
#4e82be  rgb(78, 130, 190)  hsl(212, 46%, 53%)  Tufts Blue
#4ebe8a  rgb(78, 190, 138)  hsl(152, 46%, 53%)  Mint
#8a4ebe  rgb(138, 78, 190)  hsl(272, 46%, 53%)  Royal Purple