Information about #BE8C01 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BE8C01 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(190, 140, 1) — 74.5% red, 54.9% green, 0.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 74 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BE8C01 reads as a pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Egypt Gold (#C09300). Slightly further away sit Yellow Brown (#B79400) and Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B).

The recipe behind #BE8C01 is rgb(190, 140, 1), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BE8C01: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BE8C01 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BE8C01 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BE8C01 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BE8C01 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BE8C01 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BE8C01 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BE8C01

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Egypt Gold color link
Egypt Gold

#C09300

Yellow Brown color link
Yellow Brown

#B79400

Dark Goldenrod color link
Dark Goldenrod

#B8860B

Light Gold color link
Light Gold

#B29700

High Noon color link
High Noon

#BC7F0C

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Vivid Amber color link
Vivid Amber

#CC9900

Rusty Gold color link
Rusty Gold

#B57F0C

Yellowy Brown color link
Yellowy Brown

#AE8B0C

Baby Poo color link
Baby Poo

#AB9004

Golden Palm color link
Golden Palm

#AA8805

#BE8C01 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BE8C01
  • RGB190, 140, 1
  • CMYK0, 20, 74, 25
  • CSSrgb(190, 140, 1)
  • HSL44°, 99%, 37%
  • HSL Precise44.127°, 98.953%, 37.451%
  • HSV44°, 99%, 75%
  • HSB44°, 99%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.745, 0.549, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.745, 0.549, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.745, 0.549, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBE8C01
  • DECIMAL ID12487681
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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