#BE8B45#BE8B45
#BE8B45 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.107 H 72.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE8B45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 139, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 48%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 64%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.8%, 63.7%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.52, 12.04, 44.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.52, 45.85, 74.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.27% 0.0316 0.1022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.27% 0.107 72.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5439, 29.8444, 9.7282) |
| Luminance | 0.2984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.65
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.79
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.68
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 5.74
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 6.14
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE8B45 #4578BE
analogous
#BE4E45 #BE8B45 #B4BE45
triadic
#BE8B45 #45BE8B #8B45BE
tetradic
#BE8B45 #45BE4E #4578BE #BE45B4
square
#BE8B45 #45BE4E #4578BE #BE45B4
split-complementary
#BE8B45 #45B4BE #4E45BE
monochromatic
#654923 #936A33 #BE8B45 #CEA772 #DEC4A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#BE8B45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.97
#BE8B45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE8B45
6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE8B45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE8B45 | 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)
#9D8D3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A99947
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE7E7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be8b45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 139, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.107 72.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5ac7b',
500: '#be8b45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be8b45; $custom-light: #d5ac7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be8b45",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 139,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.711,
"s": 48.207,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67271,
"c": 0.10691,
"h": 72.8
},
"luminance": 0.29842
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE8B45
secondary
#95ABCA
accent
#89D850
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4EE
border
#D4CEC9
text
#151009
muted
#837F7B