#BE6A42#BE6A42
#BE6A42 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.120 H 45.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE6A42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 106, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 49%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 65%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.2%, 65.3%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.66, 29.96, 36.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.66, 47.38, 50.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.17% 0.0848 0.0854) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.17% 0.12 45.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3748, 21.6515, 7.8907) |
| Luminance | 0.2165 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.22
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.97
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.00
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.26
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.28
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE6A42 #4296BE
analogous
#BE4258 #BE6A42 #BEA842
triadic
#BE6A42 #42BE6A #6A42BE
tetradic
#BE6A42 #58BE42 #4296BE #A842BE
square
#BE6A42 #58BE42 #4296BE #A842BE
split-complementary
#BE6A42 #42BEA8 #4258BE
monochromatic
#633722 #915132 #BE6A42 #CE8E70 #DDB29D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.94
#BE6A42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.33
#BE6A42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE6A42
5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE6A42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE6A42 | 1.00 | 3.94 | 5.33 | 5.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81753E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958741
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF5A61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be6a42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 106, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.120 45.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d79577',
500: '#be6a42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be6a42; $custom-light: #d79577; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be6a42",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 106,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.355,
"s": 48.819,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61168,
"c": 0.12034,
"h": 45.2
},
"luminance": 0.21649
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE6A42
secondary
#92B8CA
accent
#ACD84F
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150D09
muted
#837E7B