#BE853C#BE853C
#BE853C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.113 H 70.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE853C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 133, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 68%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30%, 68.4%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.93, 14.79, 46.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.93, 49.14, 72.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.01% 0.0384 0.1064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.01% 0.113 70.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4404, 28.0510, 8.0853) |
| Luminance | 0.2805 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.36
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.43
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.91
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.15
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 5.55
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE853C #3C75BE
analogous
#BE443C #BE853C #B6BE3C
triadic
#BE853C #3CBE85 #853CBE
tetradic
#BE853C #3CBE44 #3C75BE #BE3CB6
square
#BE853C #3CBE44 #3C75BE #BE3CB6
split-complementary
#BE853C #3CB6BE #443CBE
monochromatic
#61441F #8F642D #BE853C #CFA268 #DEBF96
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.18
#BE853C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.61
#BE853C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE853C
6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE853C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE853C | 1.00 | 3.18 | 6.61 | 6.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#988834
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6963E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE7775
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be853c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 133, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.113 70.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6a875',
500: '#be853c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be853c; $custom-light: #d6a875; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be853c",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 133,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.692,
"s": 52,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66005,
"c": 0.11306,
"h": 70.2
},
"luminance": 0.28048
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE853C
secondary
#8CA7CA
accent
#8BDB4C
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#150F08
muted
#837F7B