#BE5F37#BE5F37
#BE5F37 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.134 H 42.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE5F37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 95, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 71%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 71.1%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.16, 35.16, 39.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.16, 53.05, 48.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.22% 0.0987 0.0902) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.22% 0.134 42.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0194, 19.4105, 5.9901) |
| Luminance | 0.1941 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.77
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.50
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.94
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.99
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.19
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE5F37 #3796BE
analogous
#BE3752 #BE5F37 #BEA237
triadic
#BE5F37 #37BE5F #5F37BE
tetradic
#BE5F37 #52BE37 #3796BE #A237BE
square
#BE5F37 #52BE37 #3796BE #A237BE
split-complementary
#BE5F37 #37BEA2 #3752BE
monochromatic
#5F301C #8F4729 #BE5F37 #D18261 #DFA890
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.30
#BE5F37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.88
#BE5F37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE5F37
4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE5F37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE5F37 | 1.00 | 4.30 | 4.88 | 4.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#796D33
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908235
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D04C56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be5f37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 95, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.134 42.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d88e6f',
500: '#be5f37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be5f37; $custom-light: #d88e6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be5f37",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 95,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.778,
"s": 55.102,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59219,
"c": 0.1337,
"h": 42.4
},
"luminance": 0.19407
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE5F37
secondary
#87B6CA
accent
#B2DE49
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A