#BE8A5F#BE8A5F
#BE8A5F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.086 H 60.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE8A5F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 138, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 42%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 50%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.4%, 50%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.61, 14.71, 30.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.61, 34.09, 64.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.46% 0.0429 0.0749) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.46% 0.086 60.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3908, 29.9526, 14.8997) |
| Luminance | 0.2995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 5.08
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.18
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 5.72
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.81
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.05
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE8A5F #5F93BE
analogous
#BE5F63 #BE8A5F #BEB95F
triadic
#BE8A5F #5FBE8A #8A5FBE
tetradic
#BE8A5F #63BE5F #5F93BE #B95FBE
square
#BE8A5F #63BE5F #5F93BE #B95FBE
split-complementary
#BE8A5F #5FBEB9 #5F63BE
monochromatic
#744E2F #9F6B41 #BE8A5F #D0AA8B #E1CAB6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#BE8A5F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#BE8A5F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE8A5F
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE8A5F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE8A5F | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 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)
#9A8E5C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A69960
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC7F7F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be8a5f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 138, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.086 60.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4ac8d',
500: '#be8a5f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be8a5f; $custom-light: #d4ac8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be8a5f",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 138,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.158,
"s": 42.222,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67455,
"c": 0.08627,
"h": 60.2
},
"luminance": 0.2995
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE8A5F
secondary
#A9BED0
accent
#9AD256
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FAF4F0
border
#D3CECB
text
#15100C
muted
#837F7D