#BE5B37#BE5B37
#BE5B37 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.137 H 40.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE5B37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 91, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 71%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.1%, 71.1%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.34, 37.22, 38.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.34, 53.78, 46.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.59% 0.105 0.0882) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.59% 0.137 40) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6683, 18.7083, 5.8731) |
| Luminance | 0.1870 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.66
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.08
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.65
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.03
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.37
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE5B37 #379ABE
analogous
#BE3756 #BE5B37 #BE9E37
triadic
#BE5B37 #37BE5B #5B37BE
tetradic
#BE5B37 #56BE37 #379ABE #9E37BE
square
#BE5B37 #56BE37 #379ABE #9E37BE
split-complementary
#BE5B37 #37BE9E #3756BE
monochromatic
#5F2E1C #8F4429 #BE5B37 #D17F61 #DFA590
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.43
#BE5B37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.74
#BE5B37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE5B37
4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE5B37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE5B37 | 1.00 | 4.43 | 4.74 | 4.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766A33
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8035
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D04753
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be5b37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 91, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.137 40.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d88b6f',
500: '#be5b37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be5b37; $custom-light: #d88b6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be5b37",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 91,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16,
"s": 55.102,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58593,
"c": 0.13715,
"h": 40
},
"luminance": 0.18705
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE5B37
secondary
#87B8CA
accent
#B7DE49
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A