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#BE804A

#be804a ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#be804a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 50.2% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.63% magenta, 61.05% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 27.93°, with 47.15% saturation and 51.76% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.2688

Complementary

  1. #be804a
  2. #4a88be

Split complementary

  1. #be804a
  2. #4abeba
  3. #4a4ebe

Analogous

  1. #be4a4e
  2. #be804a
  3. #beba4a

Triadic

  1. #be804a
  2. #4abe80
  3. #804abe

Tetradic

  1. #be804a
  2. #88be4a
  3. #4a88be
  4. #804abe

Square

  1. #be804a
  2. #4ebe4a
  3. #4a88be
  4. #ba4abe

Monochromatic

  1. #52361d
  2. #8a5b32
  3. #be804a
  4. #d2a782
  5. #e6cfbb

Shades

#be804a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be804a
  2. #ab7343
  3. #98663b
  4. #855a34
  5. #724d2c
  6. #5f4025
  7. #4c331e
  8. #392616
  9. #261a0f
  10. #130d07
  11. #000000

Tints

#be804a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be804a
  2. #c58d5c
  3. #cb996e
  4. #d2a680
  5. #d8b392
  6. #dfc0a5
  7. #e5ccb7
  8. #ecd9c9
  9. #f2e6db
  10. #f9f2ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be804a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be804a
  2. #b8804f
  3. #b28055
  4. #ab805a
  5. #a58060
  6. #9f8065
  7. #99806a
  8. #938070
  9. #8c8075
  10. #86807b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a38878 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #938545 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2934b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce7373 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a68347 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae8c4a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c87865 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be804a {
  color: #be804a;
}
Background
.bg-be804a {
  background-color: #be804a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be804a {
  border: 2px solid #be804a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be804a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 128 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 47% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be804a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be804a, #beba4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be804a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 128 74 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 4.08 #b87333 Copper ΔE 4.50 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 4.73 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.02 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.07 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 6.44 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 7.08 #417fb5 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Peru
#be804a  rgb(190, 128, 74)  hsl(28, 47%, 52%)  Peru
#4a88be  rgb(74, 136, 190)  hsl(208, 47%, 52%)  Steel Blue
#4abe80  rgb(74, 190, 128)  hsl(148, 47%, 52%)  Medium Sea Green
#804abe  rgb(128, 74, 190)  hsl(268, 47%, 52%)  Royal Purple