#BE8A3F#BE8A3F
#BE8A3F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.111 H 73.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE8A3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 138, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 50%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 67%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.4%, 66.8%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.21, 12.21, 46.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.21, 48.38, 75.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.01% 0.0312 0.1068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.01% 0.111 73.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2229, 29.4854, 8.7485) |
| Luminance | 0.2948 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.34
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.04
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.92
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.93
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 6.26
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE8A3F #3F73BE
analogous
#BE4A3F #BE8A3F #B3BE3F
triadic
#BE8A3F #3FBE8A #8A3FBE
tetradic
#BE8A3F #3FBE4A #3F73BE #BE3FB3
square
#BE8A3F #3FBE4A #3F73BE #BE3FB3
split-complementary
#BE8A3F #3FB3BE #4A3FBE
monochromatic
#624721 #906930 #BE8A3F #CEA66C #DDC29A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#BE8A3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.90
#BE8A3F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE8A3F
6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE8A3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE8A3F | 1.00 | 3.04 | 6.90 | 6.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D8C37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A99941
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE7D7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be8a3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 138, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.111 73.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6ac77',
500: '#be8a3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be8a3f; $custom-light: #d6ac77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be8a3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 138,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.433,
"s": 50.198,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67008,
"c": 0.11123,
"h": 73.7
},
"luminance": 0.29483
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE8A3F
secondary
#8FA7C9
accent
#87DA4E
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151009
muted
#837F7B