Palettes / Colors / #BE8A6A

#BE8A6A — Muted Brown

#BE8A6A is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the brown family.

#BE8A6A is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6A9EBE; it also sits naturally between #BE6A74 and #BEB46A. 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 54% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 44% · Key 25%

Previews

CSS code for #BE8A6A

.text { color: #BE8A6A; }
.background { background-color: #BE8A6A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE8A6A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 138, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 39%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE8A6A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 138, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE8A6A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 138, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE8A6A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE8A6A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BE8A6A

Tints of #BE8A6A

Tones of #BE8A6A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6A9EBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BE8A6A: #000000.

How #BE8A6A 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 #BE8A6A or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BE8A69  ·  #BE8A6B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE8A6A?

#BE8A6A is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 190, 138, 106). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE8A6A?

#BE8A6A is RGB 190, 138, 106 — HSL 23°, 39%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 44%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE8A6A?

Its complement is #6A9EBE; analogous partners are #BE6A74 and #BEB46A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE8A6A for text?

Black text on #BE8A6A has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.99:1.