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#be6249 color: Apricot Brandy

#be6249 is rgb(190, 98, 73) in RGB and oklch(59.951% 0.12436 36.157) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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13°
100%

60%
0.124
36°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • amber-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.17:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.03:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #be6249

#be6249 is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 60% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 36°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.17:1 contrast and black text 5.03:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Apricot Brandy (#bf6553). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #be6249 mixed with white

  1. be6249
  2. c6725b
  3. cd826d
  4. d5917e
  5. dca190
  6. e2b0a2
  7. e9c0b4
  8. efcfc7
  9. f4dfd9
  10. faefec

Darker: #be6249 mixed with black

  1. be6249
  2. a5543e
  3. 8c4734
  4. 753a2a
  5. 5e2d20
  6. 482117
  7. 33160e
  8. 1f0b06
  9. 0d0302
  10. 020000

Calmer: #be6249 with less saturation

  1. be6249
  2. b9664f
  3. b36a55
  4. ad6d5b
  5. a77061
  6. a17366
  7. 9b766c
  8. 957971
  9. 8e7b76
  10. 877e7b

Questions about #be6249

What color is #be6249?

#be6249 is soft brown. The closest named color is Apricot Brandy. In RGB it is rgb(190, 98, 73), in HSL hsl(12.82, 47.37%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.951% 0.12436 36.157).

What colors go well with #be6249?

The complementary color of #be6249 is #0091af. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bc5d74 and #b16f1a. The triadic partners are #309660 and #6d78c9.

Is white or black text more readable on #be6249?

White text reads better on #be6249: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and black gives 5.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be6249 a warm or cool color?

#be6249 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 36 degrees, its lightness 60% and its chroma 0.124.