#BE744C#BE744C
#BE744C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.108 H 48.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE744C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 116, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 47%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 60%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.9%, 60%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.05, 25.22, 34.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.05, 42.46, 53.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.05% 0.072 0.081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.05% 0.108 48.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7871, 23.9625, 9.9452) |
| Luminance | 0.2396 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.95
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.57
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 5.10
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.22
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.53
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE744C #4C96BE
analogous
#BE4C5D #BE744C #BEAD4C
triadic
#BE744C #4CBE74 #744CBE
tetradic
#BE744C #5DBE4C #4C96BE #AD4CBE
square
#BE744C #5DBE4C #4C96BE #AD4CBE
split-complementary
#BE744C #4CBEAD #4C5DBE
monochromatic
#693E26 #965837 #BE744C #CE9779 #DFBAA6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#BE744C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.79
#BE744C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE744C
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE744C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE744C | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.79 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#887D48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8D4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE666A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be744c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 116, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.108 48.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d69c7f',
500: '#be744c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be744c; $custom-light: #d69c7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be744c",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 116,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.053,
"s": 46.721,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63053,
"c": 0.10835,
"h": 48.4
},
"luminance": 0.2396
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE744C
secondary
#9ABACC
accent
#A8D651
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150E0A
muted
#837E7C