#BE6140#BE6140
#BE6140 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.129 H 39.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE6140 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 97, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 50%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 66%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.9%, 66.3%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.69, 34.62, 35.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.69, 49.58, 45.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.66% 0.0987 0.0825) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.66% 0.129 39.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4376, 19.8698, 7.2925) |
| Luminance | 0.1987 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.99
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.04
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.46
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.54
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.68
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE6140 #409DBE
analogous
#BE405E #BE6140 #BEA040
triadic
#BE6140 #40BE61 #6140BE
tetradic
#BE6140 #5EBE40 #409DBE #A040BE
square
#BE6140 #5EBE40 #409DBE #A040BE
split-complementary
#BE6140 #40BEA0 #405EBE
monochromatic
#623221 #904A31 #BE6140 #CE876D #DDAC9B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.22
#BE6140 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.97
#BE6140 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE6140
4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE6140 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE6140 | 1.00 | 4.22 | 4.97 | 4.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6F3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90833E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D04F59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be6140; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 97, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.129 39.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78f76',
500: '#be6140',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be6140; $custom-light: #d78f76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be6140",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 97,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.714,
"s": 49.606,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59655,
"c": 0.12857,
"h": 39.9
},
"luminance": 0.19867
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE6140
secondary
#90BAC9
accent
#B5D94F
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#847D7B