#BE843E#BE843E
#BE843E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.112 H 68.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE843E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 132, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 67%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.5%, 67.4%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.71, 15.46, 45.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.71, 48.19, 71.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.83% 0.0407 0.1041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.83% 0.112 68.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3580, 27.8000, 8.3236) |
| Luminance | 0.2780 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.31
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 3.94
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 4.67
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 5.17
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.20
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE843E #3E78BE
analogous
#BE443E #BE843E #B8BE3E
triadic
#BE843E #3EBE84 #843EBE
tetradic
#BE843E #3EBE44 #3E78BE #BE3EB8
square
#BE843E #3EBE44 #3E78BE #BE3EB8
split-complementary
#BE843E #3EB8BE #443EBE
monochromatic
#624420 #90642F #BE843E #CFA16B #DEBE99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.20
#BE843E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.56
#BE843E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE843E
6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE843E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE843E | 1.00 | 3.20 | 6.56 | 6.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#978837
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59540
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE7675
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be843e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 132, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.112 68.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6a776',
500: '#be843e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be843e; $custom-light: #d6a776; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be843e",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 132,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.813,
"s": 50.794,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65834,
"c": 0.11176,
"h": 68.7
},
"luminance": 0.27797
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE843E
secondary
#8EA9C9
accent
#8DDA4E
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#150F09
muted
#837F7B