#BE8A3A#BE8A3A
#BE8A3A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.294; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.115 H 75.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE8A3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 138, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 53%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 69%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.4%, 69.5%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.16, 11.91, 49.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.16, 50.53, 76.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.96% 0.0297 0.1108) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.96% 0.115 75) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0894, 29.4320, 8.0457) |
| Luminance | 0.2943 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 4.12
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.35
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.08
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 6.25
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.50
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE8A3A #3A6EBE
analogous
#BE483A #BE8A3A #B0BE3A
triadic
#BE8A3A #3ABE8A #8A3ABE
tetradic
#BE8A3A #3ABE48 #3A6EBE #BE3AB0
square
#BE8A3A #3ABE48 #3A6EBE #BE3AB0
split-complementary
#BE8A3A #3AB0BE #483ABE
monochromatic
#60461D #8F682C #BE8A3A #D0A665 #DEC194
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.05
#BE8A3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.89
#BE8A3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE8A3A
6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE8A3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE8A3A | 1.00 | 3.05 | 6.89 | 6.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D8C31
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9993C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE7C79
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be8a3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 138, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.115 75.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6ac74',
500: '#be8a3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be8a3a; $custom-light: #d6ac74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be8a3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 138,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.364,
"s": 53.226,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66956,
"c": 0.1147,
"h": 75
},
"luminance": 0.2943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE8A3A
secondary
#8AA3CA
accent
#84DD4B
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151008
muted
#837F7B