HEX atlas value

#BE8C04

#BE8C04 is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 190, 140, 4, HSL 44, 96%, 38%, has luminance 0.2971, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#BE8C04 Sample readable text

HEX #BE8C04

RGB rgb(190, 140, 4)

HSL hsl(44 96% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 26, 98, 25)

Luminance 0.2971

Contrast Black 6.94:1White 3.03:1

CSS

--color-be8c04: #BE8C04;
.background-be8c04 { background-color: #BE8C04; }
.text-be8c04 { color: #BE8C04; }

Luminance0.2971

Black text6.94:1AA Pass

White text3.03:1AA Fail

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":"#BE8C04","rgb":[190,140,4],"hsl":[44,96,38],"cmyk":[0,26,98,25],"luminance":0.2971,"contrast":{"black":6.94,"white":3.03}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.94,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.03,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBC123","hex":"#FBC123","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.75,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#93BE04","hex":"#93BE04","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.61,"contrastWhite":2.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#0435BE","hex":"#0435BE","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.26,"contrastWhite":9.3,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#644A02","hex":"#644A02","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.52,"contrastWhite":8.33,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Dark Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/be8c04.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0435BE","analogous":["#BE2F04","#93BE04"],"triadic":["#04BE8C","#8C04BE"],"tetradic":["#04BE2F","#0435BE","#BE0493"],"splitComplementary":["#0493BE","#2F04BE"],"monochromatic":["#FBC123","#BE8C04","#644A02"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBC123","dark":"#644A02","saturated":"#C28E00","desaturated":"#A98219","pastel":"#EDC454","neon":"#EBAC00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":11},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":39.20459156782532},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":46.82947789587238},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":47.968739820845826},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":47.968739820845826}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BE8C04

#BE8C04 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #BE8C04 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 190, 140, and 4, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 44deg 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 0.2971, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.94:1AA Pass

White text3.03:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BE8C04 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.94:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.03:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBC123#000000 text · best 12.75:1#FBC123

#93BE04#000000 text · best 9.61:1#93BE04

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

#0435BE#FFFFFF text · best 9.3:1#0435BE

#644A02#FFFFFF text · best 8.33:1#644A02

Generated Palette

#BE8C04#BE8C04

#0435BE#0435BE

#BE2F04#BE2F04

#93BE04#93BE04

#FBC123#FBC123

#644A02#644A02

Color Harmonies

#0435BE#0435BE

#BE2F04#BE2F04

#93BE04#93BE04

#04BE8C#04BE8C

#8C04BE#8C04BE

Variants

#FBC123#FBC123

#644A02#644A02

#C28E00#C28E00

#A98219#A98219

#EDC454#EDC454

#EBAC00#EBAC00

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Ochre#CC7722

Goldenrod#DAA520

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

#BE8C04

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BE8C04

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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