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#be6600 color: Fire Ant

#be6600 is rgb(190, 102, 0) in RGB and oklch(60.025% 0.14398 57.805) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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32°
100%

60%
0.144
58°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.13:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #be6600

#be6600 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 60% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 58°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.13:1 contrast and black text 5.09:1, 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: #be6600 mixed with white

  1. be6600
  2. c67630
  3. cd854c
  4. d49463
  5. dba47a
  6. e2b390
  7. e8c2a6
  8. eed1bc
  9. f4e0d2
  10. faf0e9

Darker: #be6600 mixed with black

  1. be6600
  2. a55800
  3. 8c4a00
  4. 753c00
  5. 5e2f00
  6. 482300
  7. 331700
  8. 1f0c00
  9. 0d0400
  10. 020000

Calmer: #be6600 with less saturation

  1. be6600
  2. b86a21
  3. b36d32
  4. ad703f
  5. a7734b
  6. a17655
  7. 9b785e
  8. 957a67
  9. 8e7c70
  10. 877e78

Questions about #be6600

What color is #be6600?

#be6600 is bright brown. The closest named color is Fire Ant. In RGB it is rgb(190, 102, 0), in HSL hsl(32.21, 100%, 37.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.025% 0.14398 57.805).

What colors go well with #be6600?

The complementary color of #be6600 is #008acb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c8594e and #a37900. The triadic partners are #009980 and #8b6aca.

Is white or black text more readable on #be6600?

White text reads better on #be6600: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and black gives 5.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be6600 a warm or cool color?

#be6600 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 58 degrees, its lightness 60% and its chroma 0.144.