#BE8B4E#BE8B4E
#BE8B4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.100 H 69.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE8B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 139, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 46%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 59%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.8%, 58.9%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.62, 12.69, 39.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.62, 41.78, 72.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.39% 0.0347 0.0937) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.39% 0.1 69.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8448, 29.9648, 11.3128) |
| Luminance | 0.2996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 1.81
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.18
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.68
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.04
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.37
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE8B4E #4E81BE
analogous
#BE534E #BE8B4E #B9BE4E
triadic
#BE8B4E #4EBE8B #8B4EBE
tetradic
#BE8B4E #4EBE53 #4E81BE #BE4EB9
square
#BE8B4E #4EBE53 #4E81BE #BE4EB9
split-complementary
#BE8B4E #4EB9BE #534EBE
monochromatic
#6A4C27 #976C38 #BE8B4E #CEA87B #DFC6A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#BE8B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#BE8B4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE8B4E
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE8B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE8B4E | 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)
#9C8E49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89A4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD7F7D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be8b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 139, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.100 69.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5ac81',
500: '#be8b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be8b4e; $custom-light: #d5ac81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be8b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 139,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.679,
"s": 46.281,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67386,
"c": 0.09988,
"h": 69.7
},
"luminance": 0.29962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE8B4E
secondary
#9CB2CC
accent
#8ED652
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FBF4EF
border
#D4CECA
text
#15100A
muted
#837F7C