Palettes / Colors / #BE9B60

#BE9B60 — Muted Brown

#BE9B60 is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #BE9B60 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.

#BE9B60 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 #6082BE; it also sits naturally between #BE6C60 and #B1BE60. 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 61% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 49% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BE9B60

.text { color: #BE9B60; }
.background { background-color: #BE9B60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE9B60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 155, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 42%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE9B60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 155, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE9B60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 155, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE9B60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE9B60">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6082BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BE9B60: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE9B60

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 #BE9B60 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 #BE9B60 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

← #BE9B5F  ·  #BE9B61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE9B60?

#BE9B60 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 190, 155, 96). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE9B60?

#BE9B60 is RGB 190, 155, 96 — HSL 38°, 42%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 49%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE9B60?

Its complement is #6082BE; analogous partners are #BE6C60 and #B1BE60. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE9B60 for text?

Black text on #BE9B60 has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.61:1.