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#BE8947

#be8947 ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#be8947 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 53.73% green and 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.89% magenta, 62.63% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 33.28°, with 47.79% saturation and 51.18% 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 6.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 4.74.

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Relative luminance0.2929

Complementary

  1. #be8947
  2. #477cbe

Split complementary

  1. #be8947
  2. #47b7be
  3. #4e47be

Analogous

  1. #be4e47
  2. #be8947
  3. #b7be47

Triadic

  1. #be8947
  2. #47be89
  3. #8947be

Tetradic

  1. #be8947
  2. #7cbe47
  3. #477cbe
  4. #8947be

Square

  1. #be8947
  2. #47be4e
  3. #477cbe
  4. #be47b7

Monochromatic

  1. #50391c
  2. #886130
  3. #be8947
  4. #d2ad80
  5. #e6d2b8

Shades

#be8947 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be8947
  2. #ab7b40
  3. #986e39
  4. #856032
  5. #72522b
  6. #5f4524
  7. #4c371c
  8. #392915
  9. #261b0e
  10. #130e07
  11. #000000

Tints

#be8947 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be8947
  2. #c59559
  3. #cba16c
  4. #d2ac7e
  5. #d8b891
  6. #dfc4a3
  7. #e5d0b5
  8. #ecdcc8
  9. #f2e7da
  10. #f9f3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be8947 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be8947
  2. #b8884d
  3. #b28752
  4. #ab8658
  5. #a5855e
  6. #9f8564
  7. #998469
  8. #93836f
  9. #8c8275
  10. #86817a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a68f7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8c41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89848 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce7c7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa8b43 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b19248 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c88169 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be8947 {
  color: #be8947;
}
Background
.bg-be8947 {
  background-color: #be8947;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be8947 {
  border: 2px solid #be8947;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be8947;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 137 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 48% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be8947 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be8947, #b7be47);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be8947 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 137 71 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 4.74 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.00 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 6.61 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.63 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.66 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.76 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.94 #4176b8 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Peru
#be8947  rgb(190, 137, 71)  hsl(33, 48%, 51%)  Peru
#477cbe  rgb(71, 124, 190)  hsl(213, 48%, 51%)  Tufts Blue
#47be89  rgb(71, 190, 137)  hsl(153, 48%, 51%)  Mint
#8947be  rgb(137, 71, 190)  hsl(273, 48%, 51%)  Dark Orchid