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#be4859 color: Saffron Desires

#be4859 is rgb(190, 72, 89) in RGB and oklch(56.527% 0.15172 14.767) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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351°
100%

56.5%
0.152
15°
  • Rose
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Crimson
  • orange-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.93:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.26:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #be4859

#be4859 is a soft rose color. In OKLCH it has 56.5% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 15°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.93:1 contrast and black text 4.26:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Saffron Desires (#c24359). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-700.

More medium rose colors

Lighter: #be4859 mixed with white

  1. be4859
  2. c75c68
  3. cf6f78
  4. d78188
  5. de9398
  6. e5a5a9
  7. ebb7ba
  8. f1c9cb
  9. f6dbdc
  10. fbeded

Darker: #be4859 mixed with black

  1. be4859
  2. a53d4c
  3. 8c3340
  4. 752934
  5. 5e1f28
  6. 48161d
  7. 330d13
  8. 1f0609
  9. 0d0203
  10. 020000

Calmer: #be4859 with less saturation

  1. be4859
  2. b84f5c
  3. b2545f
  4. ab5a62
  5. a45f65
  6. 9e6368
  7. 96676b
  8. 8f6b6d
  9. 876f70
  10. 7f7373

Questions about #be4859

What color is #be4859?

#be4859 is soft rose. The closest named color is Saffron Desires. In RGB it is rgb(190, 72, 89), in HSL hsl(351.36, 47.58%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.527% 0.15172 14.767).

What colors go well with #be4859?

The complementary color of #be4859 is #008a8b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b14b8a and #bb5216. The triadic partners are #4c881a and #2c76cc.

Is white or black text more readable on #be4859?

White text reads better on #be4859: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and black gives 4.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be4859 a warm or cool color?

#be4859 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 15 degrees, its lightness 56.5% and its chroma 0.152.