#BE8A5A#BE8A5A
#BE8A5A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.090 H 63.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE8A5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 138, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 53%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.4%, 52.6%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.54, 14.24, 33.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.54, 36.28, 66.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.37% 0.0409 0.0804) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.37% 0.09 63) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1708, 29.8646, 13.7409) |
| Luminance | 0.2986 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.87
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.42
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.20
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.44
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.59
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE8A5A #5A8EBE
analogous
#BE5A5C #BE8A5A #BEBC5A
triadic
#BE8A5A #5ABE8A #8A5ABE
tetradic
#BE8A5A #5CBE5A #5A8EBE #BC5ABE
square
#BE8A5A #5CBE5A #5A8EBE #BC5ABE
split-complementary
#BE8A5A #5ABEBC #5A5CBE
monochromatic
#714D2D #9D6B3E #BE8A5A #CFA986 #E1C8B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#BE8A5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.97
#BE8A5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE8A5A
6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE8A5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE8A5A | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.97 | 6.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A8E56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7995B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD7F7E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be8a5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 138, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.090 63.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4ac89',
500: '#be8a5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be8a5a; $custom-light: #d4ac89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be8a5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 138,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.8,
"s": 43.478,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67371,
"c": 0.09025,
"h": 63
},
"luminance": 0.29862
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE8A5A
secondary
#A5BBCF
accent
#96D355
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FAF4F0
border
#D3CECB
text
#15100B
muted
#837F7C