#BE6E53#BE6E53
#BE6E53 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.109 H 39.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE6E53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 110, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 45%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 56%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.1%, 56.3%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.79, 29.04, 28.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.79, 40.83, 44.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.12% 0.0846 0.0694) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.12% 0.109 39.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3745, 22.7263, 11.0742) |
| Luminance | 0.2272 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.05
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.94
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.44
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.99
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.15
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE6E53 #53A3BE
analogous
#BE536D #BE6E53 #BEA353
triadic
#BE6E53 #53BE6E #6E53BE
tetradic
#BE6E53 #6DBE53 #53A3BE #A353BE
square
#BE6E53 #6DBE53 #53A3BE #A353BE
split-complementary
#BE6E53 #53BEA3 #536DBE
monochromatic
#6D3A29 #9A523A #BE6E53 #CF937F #E0B9AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.79
#BE6E53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.54
#BE6E53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE6E53
5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE6E53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE6E53 | 1.00 | 3.79 | 5.54 | 5.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#827951
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968A52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE6067
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be6e53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 110, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.109 39.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d69884',
500: '#be6e53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be6e53; $custom-light: #d69884; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be6e53",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 110,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.14,
"s": 45.148,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62117,
"c": 0.10943,
"h": 39.3
},
"luminance": 0.22724
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE6E53
secondary
#9FC2CD
accent
#B4D553
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FBF2EF
border
#D4CCCA
text
#150E0A
muted
#837E7C