#BE7242#BE7242

#BE7242 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.115 H 51.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE7242
RGB	rgb(190, 114, 66)
HSL	hsl(23, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(23, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40%, 65.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.46, 25.62, 38.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.46, 46.51, 56.58°)
OKLab	oklab(62.56% 0.0716 0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(62.56% 0.115 51.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.2380, 23.3779, 8.1785)
Luminance	0.2338 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE7242 #428EBE

analogous

#BE4250 #BE7242 #BEB042

triadic

#BE7242 #42BE72 #7242BE

tetradic

#BE7242 #50BE42 #428EBE #B042BE

square

#BE7242 #50BE42 #428EBE #B042BE

split-complementary

#BE7242 #42BEB0 #4250BE

monochromatic

#633B22 #915732 #BE7242 #CE9470 #DDB69D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#BE7242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#BE7242 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BE7242

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE7242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BE7242	1.00	3.70	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#887B3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9A8B42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF6367

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be7242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 114, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.115 51.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d69b78',
    500: '#be7242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be7242;
$custom-light: #d69b78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be7242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.226,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62556,
    "c": 0.11501,
    "h": 51.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE7242

secondary

#92B4CA

accent

#A3D84F

background

#FDF9F7

surface

#FBF2ED

border

#D4CCC8

text

#150E09

muted

#837E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE7242

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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