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#be6500 color: Fire Ant

#be6500 is rgb(190, 101, 0) in RGB and oklch(59.857% 0.14452 57.202) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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32°
100%

59.9%
0.145
57°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.16:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.05:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #be6500

#be6500 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 59.9% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 57°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.16:1 contrast and black text 5.05:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fire Ant (#be6400). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #be6500 mixed with white

  1. be6500
  2. c67530
  3. cd844b
  4. d49463
  5. dba37a
  6. e2b290
  7. e8c2a6
  8. eed1bc
  9. f4e0d2
  10. faf0e9

Darker: #be6500 mixed with black

  1. be6500
  2. a55700
  3. 8c4900
  4. 753c00
  5. 5e2f00
  6. 482200
  7. 331700
  8. 1f0c00
  9. 0d0300
  10. 020000

Calmer: #be6500 with less saturation

  1. be6500
  2. b86921
  3. b36c32
  4. ad6f3f
  5. a7724a
  6. a17554
  7. 9b775e
  8. 947a67
  9. 8e7c6f
  10. 877e78

Questions about #be6500

What color is #be6500?

#be6500 is bright brown. The closest named color is Fire Ant. In RGB it is rgb(190, 101, 0), in HSL hsl(31.89, 100%, 37.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.857% 0.14452 57.202).

What colors go well with #be6500?

The complementary color of #be6500 is #008aca. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c7584e and #a47800. The triadic partners are #00987f and #8a6aca.

Is white or black text more readable on #be6500?

White text reads better on #be6500: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and black gives 5.05:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be6500 a warm or cool color?

#be6500 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 57 degrees, its lightness 59.9% and its chroma 0.145.