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#be5e00 color: Dry Clay

#be5e00 is rgb(190, 94, 0) in RGB and oklch(58.713% 0.14872 53.159) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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30°
100%

58.7%
0.149
53°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • amber-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.38:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #be5e00

#be5e00 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 58.7% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 53°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.38:1 contrast and black text 4.79:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dry Clay (#bd5c00). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #be5e00 mixed with white

  1. be5e00
  2. c66f2f
  3. ce7f4a
  4. d58f62
  5. dc9f79
  6. e3af8f
  7. e9bfa5
  8. efcfbc
  9. f5dfd2
  10. faefe8

Darker: #be5e00 mixed with black

  1. be5e00
  2. a55100
  3. 8c4400
  4. 753700
  5. 5e2b00
  6. 481f00
  7. 331400
  8. 1f0a00
  9. 0d0300
  10. 020000

Calmer: #be5e00 with less saturation

  1. be5e00
  2. b86220
  3. b26630
  4. ac6a3d
  5. a66d48
  6. a07052
  7. 99735b
  8. 927664
  9. 8b786c
  10. 847a74

Questions about #be5e00

What color is #be5e00?

#be5e00 is bright brown. The closest named color is Dry Clay. In RGB it is rgb(190, 94, 0), in HSL hsl(29.68, 100%, 37.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.713% 0.14872 53.159).

What colors go well with #be5e00?

The complementary color of #be5e00 is #0088c4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c55251 and #a47200. The triadic partners are #009575 and #8168cb.

Is white or black text more readable on #be5e00?

White text reads better on #be5e00: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and black gives 4.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be5e00 a warm or cool color?

#be5e00 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 53 degrees, its lightness 58.7% and its chroma 0.149.