#BE8A5E#BE8A5E
#BE8A5E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.087 H 60.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE8A5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 138, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 42%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 51%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.4%, 50.5%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.60, 14.61, 31.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.60, 34.52, 64.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.44% 0.0425 0.076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.44% 0.087 60.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3457, 29.9345, 14.6618) |
| Luminance | 0.2993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 4.90
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.92
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.66
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 5.72
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.93
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE8A5E #5E92BE
analogous
#BE5E62 #BE8A5E #BEBA5E
triadic
#BE8A5E #5EBE8A #8A5EBE
tetradic
#BE8A5E #62BE5E #5E92BE #BA5EBE
square
#BE8A5E #62BE5E #5E92BE #BA5EBE
split-complementary
#BE8A5E #5EBEBA #5E62BE
monochromatic
#734E2E #9F6B40 #BE8A5E #D0AA8A #E1C9B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#BE8A5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#BE8A5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE8A5E
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE8A5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE8A5E | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A8E5B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6995F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC7F7F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be8a5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 138, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.087 60.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4ac8c',
500: '#be8a5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be8a5e; $custom-light: #d4ac8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be8a5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 138,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.5,
"s": 42.478,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67438,
"c": 0.08707,
"h": 60.8
},
"luminance": 0.29932
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE8A5E
secondary
#A8BED0
accent
#99D256
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FAF4F0
border
#D3CECB
text
#15100C
muted
#837F7D