#BE6E22#BE6E22
#BE6E22 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.132 H 58.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE6E22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 110, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 70%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 82%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.1%, 82.1%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.26, 26.27, 52.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.26, 58.83, 63.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.54% 0.0687 0.113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.54% 0.132 58.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1023, 22.2175, 4.3742) |
| Luminance | 0.2221 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 2.60
Browny Orange
#CA6B02
ΔE00 3.14
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 3.17
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 3.28
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 3.72
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE6E22 #2272BE
analogous
#BE2224 #BE6E22 #BEBC22
triadic
#BE6E22 #22BE6E #6E22BE
tetradic
#BE6E22 #24BE22 #2272BE #BC22BE
square
#BE6E22 #24BE22 #2272BE #BC22BE
split-complementary
#BE6E22 #22BEBC #2224BE
monochromatic
#56320F #8A5019 #BE6E22 #DD8D40 #E6AC74
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.86
#BE6E22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.44
#BE6E22 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE6E22
5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE6E22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE6E22 | 1.00 | 3.86 | 5.44 | 5.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867715
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998922
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D05C5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be6e22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 110, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.132 58.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d89864',
500: '#be6e22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be6e22; $custom-light: #d89864; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be6e22",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 110,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.231,
"s": 69.643,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61536,
"c": 0.13222,
"h": 58.7
},
"luminance": 0.22215
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE6E22
secondary
#6F9FCD
accent
#96EC3B
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FCF2EB
border
#D5CCC6
text
#160D06
muted
#847E7A