#BE6138#BE6138
#BE6138 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.132 H 43.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE6138 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 97, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 71%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.9%, 70.5%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.59, 34.16, 39.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.59, 52.36, 49.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.55% 0.0959 0.0903) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.55% 0.132 43.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2261, 19.7851, 6.1784) |
| Luminance | 0.1978 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.54
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.34
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.45
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.77
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.81
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE6138 #3895BE
analogous
#BE3852 #BE6138 #BEA438
triadic
#BE6138 #38BE61 #6138BE
tetradic
#BE6138 #52BE38 #3895BE #A438BE
square
#BE6138 #52BE38 #3895BE #A438BE
split-complementary
#BE6138 #38BEA4 #3852BE
monochromatic
#5F311C #8F492A #BE6138 #D18462 #DFA992
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#BE6138 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.96
#BE6138 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE6138
4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE6138 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE6138 | 1.00 | 4.24 | 4.96 | 4.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6E34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918336
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D04E58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be6138; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 97, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.132 43.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d88f70',
500: '#be6138',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be6138; $custom-light: #d88f70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be6138",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 97,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.358,
"s": 54.472,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5955,
"c": 0.13166,
"h": 43.3
},
"luminance": 0.19782
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE6138
secondary
#88B6CA
accent
#B1DE4A
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A