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#BE2E00

#be2e00 ≈ Rust

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be2e00 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 18.04% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.79% magenta, 100% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 14.53°, with 100% saturation and 37.25% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rust (#b7410e), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.129

Complementary

  1. #be2e00
  2. #0090be

Split complementary

  1. #be2e00
  2. #00be8d
  3. #0031be

Analogous

  1. #be0031
  2. #be2e00
  3. #be8d00

Triadic

  1. #be2e00
  2. #00be2e
  3. #2e00be

Tetradic

  1. #be2e00
  2. #90be00
  3. #0090be
  4. #2e00be

Square

  1. #be2e00
  2. #31be00
  3. #0090be
  4. #8d00be

Monochromatic

  1. #250900
  2. #711b00
  3. #be2e00
  4. #ff460b
  5. #ff8058

Shades

#be2e00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be2e00
  2. #ab2900
  3. #982500
  4. #852000
  5. #721c00
  6. #5f1700
  7. #4c1200
  8. #390e00
  9. #260900
  10. #130500
  11. #000000

Tints

#be2e00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be2e00
  2. #c5431a
  3. #cb5833
  4. #d26d4d
  5. #d88266
  6. #df9780
  7. #e5ab99
  8. #ecc0b3
  9. #f2d5cc
  10. #f9eae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be2e00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be2e00
  2. #b8360d
  3. #b23e1a
  4. #ab4726
  5. #a54f33
  6. #9f5740
  7. #995f4d
  8. #93675a
  9. #8c7066
  10. #867873
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91544f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7000 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d20028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e4500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c5d00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca061e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be2e00 {
  color: #be2e00;
}
Background
.bg-be2e00 {
  background-color: #be2e00;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be2e00 {
  border: 2px solid #be2e00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be2e00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 46 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be2e00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be2e00, #be8d00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be2e00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 46 0 / 0.35);
}

#b7410e Rust ΔE 3.53 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 4.16 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.90 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 4.97 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 6.37 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.59 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 7.90 #41d1ff Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Rust
#be2e00  rgb(190, 46, 0)  hsl(15, 100%, 37%)  Rust
#0090be  rgb(0, 144, 190)  hsl(195, 100%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#00be2e  rgb(0, 190, 46)  hsl(135, 100%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#2e00be  rgb(46, 0, 190)  hsl(255, 100%, 37%)  Medium Blue