#BE6238#BE6238
#BE6238 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.131 H 43.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE6238 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 98, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 71%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.4%, 70.5%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.80, 33.64, 39.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.80, 52.20, 49.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.71% 0.0943 0.0908) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.71% 0.131 43.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3191, 19.9711, 6.2094) |
| Luminance | 0.1997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.53
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.27
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.38
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.76
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.66
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE6238 #3894BE
analogous
#BE3851 #BE6238 #BEA538
triadic
#BE6238 #38BE62 #6238BE
tetradic
#BE6238 #51BE38 #3894BE #A538BE
square
#BE6238 #51BE38 #3894BE #A538BE
split-complementary
#BE6238 #38BEA5 #3851BE
monochromatic
#5F311C #8F4A2A #BE6238 #D18562 #DFAA92
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#BE6238 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#BE6238 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE6238
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE6238 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE6238 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B6F34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918336
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D04F59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be6238; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 98, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.131 43.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d89070',
500: '#be6238',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be6238; $custom-light: #d89070; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be6238",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 98,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.806,
"s": 54.472,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59712,
"c": 0.13085,
"h": 43.9
},
"luminance": 0.19968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE6238
secondary
#88B5CA
accent
#AFDE4A
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160D07
muted
#847D7A