Orange Brown Color
Orange Brown is a brown color with hex code #BE6400. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with orange brown, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Orange Brown Color Values
What Does Orange Brown Mean?
Orange Brown belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Orange Brown sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Orange Brown is classified as a orange (nearest centroid: deep orange, #BE6516). It is also known as Fire Ant.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Orange Brown
Orange Brown and #0058BD are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #BD0600 and #B6BD00, which sit beside orange brown on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair orange brown with triadic partners #00BD65 and #6500BD. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Indochine —
#C26B03(Delta E 3) - Browny Orange —
#CA6B02(Delta E 4) - Alloy Orange —
#C46210(Delta E 5) - Brown Orange —
#B96902(Delta E 5) - Orangish Brown —
#B25F03(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #BE6400; }
.background { background-color: #BE6400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #BE6400; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #BE640040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for orange brown?
Orange Brown has the hex code #BE6400. In RGB notation it is rgb(190, 100, 0), in HSL it is hsl(32, 100%, 37%), and its OKLCH value is 0.597, 0.145, 56.6.
What does the color orange brown mean?
Brown-family colors like orange brown carry distinct psychological associations. Orange Brown belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Orange Brown sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with orange brown?
Orange Brown has three easy routes: its complement #0058BD for punch, its neighbors #BD0600 and #B6BD00 for something calmer, or triadic partners #00BD65 and #6500BD when you want energy.
Is orange brown a standard web color?
No — Orange Brown is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #BE6400 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make orange brown lighter or darker?
To lighten orange brown, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFE7CC (lightest tint) to #1F1000 (darkest shade).
About Orange Brown
Orange Brown is classified as a Orange in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has alternative names including Fire Ant. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #BE6400 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.