#BE8B4C#BE8B4C
#BE8B4C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.101 H 70.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE8B4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 139, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 47%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 60%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.8%, 60%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.60, 12.54, 40.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.60, 42.69, 72.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.36% 0.034 0.0956) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.36% 0.101 70.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7742, 29.9365, 10.9409) |
| Luminance | 0.2993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 1.86
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.01
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.88
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.13
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.53
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE8B4C #4C7FBE
analogous
#BE524C #BE8B4C #B8BE4C
triadic
#BE8B4C #4CBE8B #8B4CBE
tetradic
#BE8B4C #4CBE52 #4C7FBE #BE4CB8
square
#BE8B4C #4CBE52 #4C7FBE #BE4CB8
split-complementary
#BE8B4C #4CB8BE #524CBE
monochromatic
#694B26 #966B37 #BE8B4C #CEA879 #DFC5A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#BE8B4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#BE8B4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE8B4C
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE8B4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE8B4C | 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)
#9D8E46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A99A4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD7F7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be8b4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 139, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.101 70.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5ac80',
500: '#be8b4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be8b4c; $custom-light: #d5ac80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be8b4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 139,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.158,
"s": 46.721,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67359,
"c": 0.10148,
"h": 70.4
},
"luminance": 0.29934
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE8B4C
secondary
#9AB0CC
accent
#8DD651
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4EE
border
#D4CEC9
text
#15100A
muted
#837F7C