Palettes / Colors / #BE752C

#BE752C — Orange

#BE752C 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 #BE752C 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.

#BE752C 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 #2D75BE; it also sits naturally between #BE2D2D and #BEBE2D. 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 46% · Blue 17%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 77% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BE752C

.text { color: #BE752C; }
.background { background-color: #BE752C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE752C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 117, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 62%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE752C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 117, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE752C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 117, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE752C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE752C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BE752C

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2D75BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BE752C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE752C

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 #BE752C 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 #BE752C 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

← #BE752B  ·  #BE752D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE752C?

#BE752C is Orange, a orange color (RGB 190, 117, 44). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE752C?

#BE752C is RGB 190, 117, 44 — HSL 30°, 62%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 77%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE752C?

Its complement is #2D75BE; analogous partners are #BE2D2D and #BEBE2D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE752C for text?

Black text on #BE752C has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.64:1.