Palettes / Colors / #BE4E1E

#BE4E1E — Orange

#BE4E1E is a orange color we call 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 #BE4E1E 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.

#BE4E1E 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 #1E8EBE; it also sits naturally between #BE1E3E and #BE9E1E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 31% · Blue 12%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 84% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BE4E1E

.text { color: #BE4E1E; }
.background { background-color: #BE4E1E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE4E1E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 78, 30); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 73%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE4E1E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 78, 30, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE4E1E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 78, 30, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE4E1E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE4E1E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1E8EBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BE4E1E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE4E1E

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:

How #BE4E1E looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BE4E1E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE4E1E?

#BE4E1E is Orange, a orange color (RGB 190, 78, 30). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE4E1E?

#BE4E1E is RGB 190, 78, 30 — HSL 18°, 73%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 84%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE4E1E?

Its complement is #1E8EBE; analogous partners are #BE1E3E and #BE9E1E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE4E1E for text?

White text on #BE4E1E has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.30:1.