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#BE4E18

#be4e18 ≈ Mahogany

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be4e18 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 30.59% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.95% magenta, 87.37% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 19.52°, with 77.57% saturation and 41.96% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mahogany (#c04000), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1646

Complementary

  1. #be4e18
  2. #1888be

Split complementary

  1. #be4e18
  2. #18bea1
  3. #1835be

Analogous

  1. #be1835
  2. #be4e18
  3. #bea118

Triadic

  1. #be4e18
  2. #18be4e
  3. #4e18be

Tetradic

  1. #be4e18
  2. #88be18
  3. #1888be
  4. #4e18be

Square

  1. #be4e18
  2. #35be18
  3. #1888be
  4. #a118be

Monochromatic

  1. #361607
  2. #7a320f
  3. #be4e18
  4. #e6743c
  5. #efa480

Shades

#be4e18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be4e18
  2. #ab4616
  3. #983e13
  4. #853711
  5. #722f0e
  6. #5f270c
  7. #4c1f0a
  8. #391707
  9. #261005
  10. #130802
  11. #000000

Tints

#be4e18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be4e18
  2. #c5602f
  3. #cb7146
  4. #d2835d
  5. #d89574
  6. #dfa78c
  7. #e5b8a3
  8. #eccaba
  9. #f2dcd1
  10. #f9ede8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be4e18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be4e18
  2. #b85322
  3. #b2582d
  4. #ab5d37
  5. #a56242
  6. #9f674c
  7. #996c56
  8. #937161
  9. #8c766b
  10. #867b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96655a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e610d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7a12 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d13244 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #955a12 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a16b15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca3f37 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be4e18 {
  color: #be4e18;
}
Background
.bg-be4e18 {
  background-color: #be4e18;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be4e18 {
  border: 2px solid #be4e18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be4e18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 78 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be4e18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be4e18, #bea118);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be4e18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 78 24 / 0.35);
}

#c04000 Mahogany ΔE 3.03 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 3.49 #b7410e Rust ΔE 3.67 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.01 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 6.75 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.28 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 9.64 #41b1e7 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Mahogany
#be4e18  rgb(190, 78, 24)  hsl(20, 78%, 42%)  Mahogany
#1888be  rgb(24, 136, 190)  hsl(200, 78%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#18be4e  rgb(24, 190, 78)  hsl(140, 78%, 42%)  Lime Green
#4e18be  rgb(78, 24, 190)  hsl(260, 78%, 42%)  Medium Blue