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#be495b color: Saffron Desires

#be495b is rgb(190, 73, 91) in RGB and oklch(56.701% 0.15057 14.038) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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351°
100%

56.7%
0.151
14°
  • Rose
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Crimson
  • orange-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.89:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.29:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #be495b

#be495b is a soft rose color. In OKLCH it has 56.7% lightness, 0.151 chroma and a hue of 14°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.89:1 contrast and black text 4.29:1, 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: #be495b mixed with white

  1. be495b
  2. c75d6a
  3. cf6f7a
  4. d68189
  5. de9399
  6. e4a5aa
  7. ebb7ba
  8. f1c9cb
  9. f6dbdc
  10. fbeded

Darker: #be495b mixed with black

  1. be495b
  2. a53e4e
  3. 8c3441
  4. 752a35
  5. 5e2029
  6. 48171e
  7. 330e13
  8. 1f0609
  9. 0d0203
  10. 020000

Calmer: #be495b with less saturation

  1. be495b
  2. b84f5e
  3. b25561
  4. ab5b63
  5. a55f66
  6. 9e6469
  7. 97686c
  8. 8f6c6e
  9. 877071
  10. 7f7374

Questions about #be495b

What color is #be495b?

#be495b is soft rose. The closest named color is Saffron Desires. In RGB it is rgb(190, 73, 91), in HSL hsl(350.77, 47.37%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.701% 0.15057 14.038).

What colors go well with #be495b?

The complementary color of #be495b is #008b8a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b14c8c and #bc521b. The triadic partners are #4e881a and #2b77cc.

Is white or black text more readable on #be495b?

White text reads better on #be495b: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and black gives 4.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be495b a warm or cool color?

#be495b is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 14 degrees, its lightness 56.7% and its chroma 0.151.