#BE853E#BE853E
#BE853E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.112 H 69.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE853E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 133, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 67%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30%, 67.4%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.95, 14.90, 45.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.95, 48.28, 72.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.03% 0.039 0.1047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.03% 0.112 69.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4943, 28.0725, 8.3690) |
| Luminance | 0.2807 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.17
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.22
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.92
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.01
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 5.30
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE853E #3E77BE
analogous
#BE453E #BE853E #B7BE3E
triadic
#BE853E #3EBE85 #853EBE
tetradic
#BE853E #3EBE45 #3E77BE #BE3EB7
square
#BE853E #3EBE45 #3E77BE #BE3EB7
split-complementary
#BE853E #3EB7BE #453EBE
monochromatic
#624420 #90652F #BE853E #CFA26B #DEBF99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.18
#BE853E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.61
#BE853E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE853E
6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE853E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE853E | 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)
#988836
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A69640
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE7775
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be853e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 133, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.112 69.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6a876',
500: '#be853e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be853e; $custom-light: #d6a876; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be853e",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 133,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.281,
"s": 50.794,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66027,
"c": 0.11171,
"h": 69.6
},
"luminance": 0.2807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE853E
secondary
#8EA9C9
accent
#8CDA4E
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#150F09
muted
#837F7B