#BE8A4D#BE8A4D
#BE8A4D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.101 H 69.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE8A4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 138, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 47%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 59%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.4%, 59.5%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.36, 13.16, 40.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.36, 42.13, 71.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.18% 0.036 0.094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.18% 0.101 69) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6651, 29.6623, 11.0774) |
| Luminance | 0.2966 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 1.85
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.34
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.54
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.75
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.19
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE8A4D #4D81BE
analogous
#BE514D #BE8A4D #BABE4D
triadic
#BE8A4D #4DBE8A #8A4DBE
tetradic
#BE8A4D #4DBE51 #4D81BE #BE4DBA
square
#BE8A4D #4DBE51 #4D81BE #BE4DBA
split-complementary
#BE8A4D #4DBABE #514DBE
monochromatic
#6A4B27 #976B37 #BE8A4D #CEA77A #DFC5A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.03
#BE8A4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.93
#BE8A4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE8A4D
6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE8A4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE8A4D | 1.00 | 3.03 | 6.93 | 6.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C8D47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8994E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD7E7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be8a4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 138, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.101 69.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5ac80',
500: '#be8a4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be8a4d; $custom-light: #d5ac80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be8a4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 138,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.389,
"s": 46.502,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67178,
"c": 0.10065,
"h": 69
},
"luminance": 0.2966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE8A4D
secondary
#9BB1CC
accent
#8FD652
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4EE
border
#D4CEC9
text
#15100A
muted
#837F7C