#BE5E34#BE5E34
#BE5E34 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.136 H 42.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE5E34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 94, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 57%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 73%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.5%, 72.6%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.92, 35.52, 41.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.92, 54.28, 49.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.03% 0.0993 0.0924) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.03% 0.136 42.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8602, 19.2036, 5.5930) |
| Luminance | 0.1920 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.01
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.88
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.32
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.37
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.60
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE5E34 #3494BE
analogous
#BE344F #BE5E34 #BEA334
triadic
#BE5E34 #34BE5E #5E34BE
tetradic
#BE5E34 #4FBE34 #3494BE #A334BE
square
#BE5E34 #4FBE34 #3494BE #A334BE
split-complementary
#BE5E34 #34BEA3 #344FBE
monochromatic
#5E2E1A #8E4627 #BE5E34 #D3815D #E0A68D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.34
#BE5E34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.84
#BE5E34 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE5E34
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE5E34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE5E34 | 1.00 | 4.34 | 4.84 | 4.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#786C2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908132
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D04A55
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be5e34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 94, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.136 42.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d88d6d',
500: '#be5e34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be5e34; $custom-light: #d88d6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be5e34",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 94,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.261,
"s": 57.025,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59026,
"c": 0.13565,
"h": 42.9
},
"luminance": 0.192
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE5E34
secondary
#84B5CA
accent
#B2E048
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A