#BE8B3D#BE8B3D
#BE8B3D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.113 H 75.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE8B3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 139, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 68%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.8%, 67.9%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.44, 11.53, 48.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.44, 49.38, 76.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.18% 0.029 0.109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.18% 0.113 75.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3121, 29.7517, 8.5075) |
| Luminance | 0.2975 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.90
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.14
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.36
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.42
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.56
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE8B3D #3D70BE
analogous
#BE4B3D #BE8B3D #B1BE3D
triadic
#BE8B3D #3DBE8B #8B3DBE
tetradic
#BE8B3D #3DBE4B #3D70BE #BE3DB1
square
#BE8B3D #3DBE4B #3D70BE #BE3DB1
split-complementary
#BE8B3D #3DB1BE #4B3DBE
monochromatic
#61471F #90692E #BE8B3D #CFA769 #DEC298
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.02
#BE8B3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.95
#BE8B3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE8B3D
6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE8B3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE8B3D | 1.00 | 3.02 | 6.95 | 6.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E8D34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA993F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE7D7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be8b3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 139, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.113 75.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6ac76',
500: '#be8b3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be8b3d; $custom-light: #d6ac76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be8b3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 139,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.279,
"s": 51.394,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67183,
"c": 0.11277,
"h": 75.1
},
"luminance": 0.29749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE8B3D
secondary
#8DA5C9
accent
#85DB4D
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151009
muted
#837F7B