HEX atlas value

#BE3204

#BE3204 is a warm orange HEX color close to Mahogany. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 190, 50, 4, HSL 15, 96%, 38%, has luminance 0.1324, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#BE3204 Sample readable text

HEX #BE3204

RGB rgb(190, 50, 4)

HSL hsl(15 96% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 74, 98, 25)

Luminance 0.1324

Contrast Black 3.65:1White 5.76:1

CSS

--color-be3204: #BE3204;
.background-be3204 { background-color: #BE3204; }
.text-be3204 { color: #BE3204; }

Luminance0.1324

Black text3.65:1AA Fail

White text5.76:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BE3204","rgb":[190,50,4],"hsl":[15,96,38],"cmyk":[0,74,98,25],"luminance":0.1324,"contrast":{"black":3.65,"white":5.76}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.65,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.76,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#641B02","hex":"#641B02","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.7,"contrastWhite":12.35,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.91,"contrastWhite":7.21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#BE8F04","hex":"#BE8F04","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.12,"contrastWhite":2.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.14,"contrastWhite":6.68,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#FB5923","hex":"#FB5923","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.56,"contrastWhite":3.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Mahogany adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/be3204.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mahogany.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rust.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pompeian-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#048FBE","analogous":["#BE0432","#BE8F04"],"triadic":["#04BE32","#3204BE"],"tetradic":["#32BE04","#048FBE","#8F04BE"],"splitComplementary":["#04BE8F","#0432BE"],"monochromatic":["#FB5923","#BE3204","#641B02"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FB5923","dark":"#641B02","saturated":"#C23000","desaturated":"#A93D19","pastel":"#ED7A54","neon":"#EB3B00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mahogany","name":"Mahogany","hex":"#C04000","distance":14.696938456699069},{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":19.339079605813716},{"slug":"pompeian-red","name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","distance":27.202941017470888},{"slug":"firebrick","name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","distance":36.05551275463989},{"slug":"burnt-orange","name":"Burnt Orange","hex":"#CC5500","distance":37.907782842049734}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BE3204

#BE3204 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #BE3204 is visually closest to Mahogany, a named orange color with HEX #C04000.

The RGB channels are 190, 50, and 4, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 15deg with 96% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.1324, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.70, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.65:1AA Fail

White text5.76:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BE3204 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.65:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.76:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#641B02#FFFFFF text · best 12.35:1#641B02

Pompeian Red#FFFFFF text · best 7.21:1#A42A04

#BE8F04#000000 text · best 7.12:1#BE8F04

Firebrick#FFFFFF text · best 6.68:1#B22222

#FB5923#000000 text · best 6.56:1#FB5923

Generated Palette

#BE3204#BE3204

#048FBE#048FBE

#BE0432#BE0432

#BE8F04#BE8F04

#FB5923#FB5923

#641B02#641B02

Color Harmonies

#048FBE#048FBE

#BE0432#BE0432

#BE8F04#BE8F04

#04BE32#04BE32

#3204BE#3204BE

Variants

#FB5923#FB5923

#641B02#641B02

#C23000#C23000

#A93D19#A93D19

#ED7A54#ED7A54

#EB3B00#EB3B00

Nearest Named Colors

Mahogany#C04000

Rust#B7410E

Pompeian Red#A42A04

Firebrick#B22222

Burnt Orange#CC5500

#BE3204

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BE3204

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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