#BE8C31#BE8C31
#BE8C31 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.121 H 78.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE8C31 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 140, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 59%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 74%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.3%, 74.2%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.59, 10.35, 53.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.59, 54.50, 79.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.27% 0.0239 0.1184) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.27% 0.121 78.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1698, 29.9275, 7.0401) |
| Luminance | 0.2993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.50
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.62
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.32
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.84
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.94
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE8C31 #3163BE
analogous
#BE4531 #BE8C31 #AABE31
triadic
#BE8C31 #31BE8C #8C31BE
tetradic
#BE8C31 #31BE45 #3163BE #BE31AA
square
#BE8C31 #31BE45 #3163BE #BE31AA
split-complementary
#BE8C31 #31AABE #4531BE
monochromatic
#5D4418 #8D6824 #BE8C31 #D4A858 #E1C189
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#BE8C31 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#BE8C31 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE8C31
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE8C31 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE8C31 | 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)
#9F8D24
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9A34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF7E7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be8c31; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 140, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.121 78.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6ad6f',
500: '#be8c31',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be8c31; $custom-light: #d6ad6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be8c31",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 140,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.723,
"s": 58.996,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6727,
"c": 0.1208,
"h": 78.6
},
"luminance": 0.29925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE8C31
secondary
#809BCA
accent
#7DE246
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EC
border
#D4CEC7
text
#151008
muted
#837F7B