#BE542F#BE542F
#BE542F is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.146 H 39.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE542F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 84, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 60%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 75%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.8%, 75.3%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.88, 40.37, 41.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.88, 57.85, 45.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.45% 0.1133 0.0921) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.45% 0.146 39.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9211, 17.4963, 4.7536) |
| Luminance | 0.1749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.15
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.19
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.68
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.72
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.32
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE542F #2F99BE
analogous
#BE2F52 #BE542F #BE9C2F
triadic
#BE542F #2FBE54 #542FBE
tetradic
#BE542F #52BE2F #2F99BE #9C2FBE
square
#BE542F #52BE2F #2F99BE #9C2FBE
split-complementary
#BE542F #2FBE9C #2F52BE
monochromatic
#5C2917 #8D3E23 #BE542F #D57655 #E19E86
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.67
#BE542F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.50
#BE542F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BE542F
4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE542F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE542F | 1.00 | 4.67 | 4.50 | 4.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#71652A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7D2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D13D4C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be542f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 84, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.146 39.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d98769',
500: '#be542f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be542f; $custom-light: #d98769; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be542f",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 84,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.524,
"s": 60.338,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57452,
"c": 0.146,
"h": 39.1
},
"luminance": 0.17493
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE542F
secondary
#7EB7CB
accent
#BAE344
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#160B06
muted
#847C7A