Close to Chocolate
#BE6009
#BE6009 is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Chocolate. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 37.6% green, and 3.5% blue. Its hue is 29°, with 91% saturation and 39% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BE6009.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.87:1 AAThis color as text on white
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4.87:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BE6009 as they’d see it.
#BE6009 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BE6009
What color is #BE6009?
#BE6009 is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Chocolate. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 37.6% green, and 3.5% blue. Its hue is 29°, with 91% saturation and 39% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BE6009 in RGB?
#BE6009 is rgb(190, 96, 9): 190 red, 96 green, and 9 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BE6009 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 49, 95, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BE6009?
PANTONE 159 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BE6009?
Its complement #287AD9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.