#BE8D3C#BE8D3C
#BE8D3C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.303; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.114 H 77.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE8D3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 141, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 68%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.8%, 68.4%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.93, 10.38, 49.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.93, 50.10, 78.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.57% 0.0254 0.1109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.57% 0.114 77.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5777, 30.3255, 8.4643) |
| Luminance | 0.3032 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.35
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 4.65
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.88
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.80
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.94
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE8D3C #3C6DBE
analogous
#BE4C3C #BE8D3C #AEBE3C
triadic
#BE8D3C #3CBE8D #8D3CBE
tetradic
#BE8D3C #3CBE4C #3C6DBE #BE3CAE
square
#BE8D3C #3CBE4C #3C6DBE #BE3CAE
split-complementary
#BE8D3C #3CAEBE #4C3CBE
monochromatic
#61481F #8F6A2D #BE8D3C #CFA868 #DEC396
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#BE8D3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.06
#BE8D3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE8D3C
7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE8D3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE8D3C | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.06 | 7.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A08F33
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9B3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE807C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be8d3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 141, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.114 77.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6ae75',
500: '#be8d3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be8d3c; $custom-light: #d6ae75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be8d3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 141,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.385,
"s": 52,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67567,
"c": 0.11382,
"h": 77.1
},
"luminance": 0.30323
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE8D3C
secondary
#8CA3CA
accent
#82DB4C
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151009
muted
#837F7B