#BE8D4E#BE8D4E
#BE8D4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.100 H 71.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE8D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 141, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 46%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 59%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.8%, 58.9%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.13, 11.58, 40.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.13, 42.03, 74.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.78% 0.0315 0.095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.78% 0.1 71.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1370, 30.5493, 11.4102) |
| Luminance | 0.3055 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.08
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.78
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 5.23
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.26
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.76
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE8D4E #4E7FBE
analogous
#BE554E #BE8D4E #B7BE4E
triadic
#BE8D4E #4EBE8D #8D4EBE
tetradic
#BE8D4E #4EBE55 #4E7FBE #BE4EB7
square
#BE8D4E #4EBE55 #4E7FBE #BE4EB7
split-complementary
#BE8D4E #4EB7BE #554EBE
monochromatic
#6A4D27 #976D38 #BE8D4E #CEAA7B #DFC7A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#BE8D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.11
#BE8D4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE8D4E
7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE8D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE8D4E | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.11 | 7.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E8F48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA9B4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD817E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be8d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 141, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.100 71.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5ae81',
500: '#be8d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be8d4e; $custom-light: #d5ae81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be8d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 141,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.75,
"s": 46.281,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67778,
"c": 0.10003,
"h": 71.7
},
"luminance": 0.30547
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE8D4E
secondary
#9CB1CC
accent
#8CD652
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FBF4EF
border
#D4CECA
text
#15100A
muted
#837F7C