#BE8D4A#BE8D4A
#BE8D4A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.103 H 73.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE8D4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 141, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 47%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 61%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.8%, 61.1%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.08, 11.29, 42.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.08, 43.86, 75.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.73% 0.03 0.0988) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.73% 0.103 73.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9980, 30.4936, 10.6778) |
| Luminance | 0.3049 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.50
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.63
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 5.71
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.78
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.91
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE8D4A #4A7BBE
analogous
#BE534A #BE8D4A #B5BE4A
triadic
#BE8D4A #4ABE8D #8D4ABE
tetradic
#BE8D4A #4ABE53 #4A7BBE #BE4AB5
square
#BE8D4A #4ABE53 #4A7BBE #BE4AB5
split-complementary
#BE8D4A #4AB5BE #534ABE
monochromatic
#684C25 #956D36 #BE8D4A #CEA977 #DEC6A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#BE8D4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.10
#BE8D4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE8D4A
7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE8D4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE8D4A | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.10 | 7.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F8F44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA9B4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD807E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be8d4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 141, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.103 73.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5ae7e',
500: '#be8d4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be8d4a; $custom-light: #d5ae7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be8d4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 141,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.655,
"s": 47.154,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67725,
"c": 0.10326,
"h": 73.1
},
"luminance": 0.30491
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE8D4A
secondary
#98AECB
accent
#8AD751
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4EE
border
#D4CEC9
text
#15100A
muted
#837F7C