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#BE4E04 — Vivid Orange

#BE4E04 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chocolate (#D2691E) — not an exact match. CSS chocolate gives you #D2691E, a different color; use #BE4E04 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BE4E04 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0474BE; it also sits naturally between #BE0416 and #BEAB04. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BE4E04 · RGB 190, 78, 4

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Color values

HEX#BE4E04
RGB190, 78, 4
HSL24°, 96%, 38%
HSV24°, 98%, 75%
CMYK0%, 59%, 98%, 25%
XYZ23.98, 16.40, 2.02
Yxy16.40, 0.5656, 0.3869
CIE-Lab47.50, 42.24, 56.56
Hunter Lab40.50, 37.56, 24.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 31% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 98% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #BE4E04 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BE4E04 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BE4E04

.text { color: #BE4E04; }
.background { background-color: #BE4E04; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE4E04; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 78, 4); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 96%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE4E04; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 78, 4, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE4E04; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 78, 4, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE4E04">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE4E04">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BE4E04

#AF4804#9B4003#8C3A03#783102#692B02#5A2502#461D01#371701#230E01#140800

Tints of #BE4E04

#DC5B04#FA6705#FA761E#FB883C#FC9B5A#FCAD78#FDBF96#FDCEAF#FEE1CD#FFF3EB

Tones of #BE4E04

#B05111#A4541E#96562C#895939#7B5C47#6E5E53

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0474BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.91:1 AA
Against black text4.28:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BE4E04: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE4E04

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BE4E04: ·

How #BE4E04 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #8E8C16Deuteranopia · #949C1ATritanopia · #B82427

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind orange 600 · #EA580CTailwind amber 600 · #D97706Tailwind red 600 · #DC2626

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BE4E04 rather than the exact color:

Palette C14600
#C14600 · #FF9D23 · #E5D0AC · #FEF9E1
Palette 638c6d
#638C6D · #E7FBB4 · #DF6D2D · #C84C05
Velvet Tempest
#BE4509 · #EC8A18 · #E0BB72 · #F2E1BB
Palette F9e0ae
#F9E0AE · #FC8621 · #C24914 · #682C0E
Palette 9cc6db
#9CC6DB · #FCF6D9 · #CF4B00 · #DDBA7D
Royal Ruby Drift
#D42BD2 · #BE1D75 · #DF4D5B · #BE4F16

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C14600#C84C05#BE4509#C24914#CF4B00#BE4F16#BF3F0E#AF460F#CD5C08#BD4417#C83F12#AA530E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BE4E03  ·  #BE4E05 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE4E04?

#BE4E04 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 190, 78, 4). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE4E04?

#BE4E04 is RGB 190, 78, 4 — HSL 24°, 96%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 98%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE4E04?

Its complement is #0474BE; analogous partners are #BE0416 and #BEAB04. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE4E04 for text?

White text on #BE4E04 has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.28:1.