#BE8D5D#BE8D5D
#BE8D5D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.088 H 64.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE8D5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 141, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 51%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.8%, 51.1%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.33, 12.86, 32.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.33, 35.18, 68.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68% 0.0372 0.0793) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68% 0.088 64.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7374, 30.7894, 14.5725) |
| Luminance | 0.3079 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.62
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.47
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.69
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 5.14
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.59
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE8D5D #5D8EBE
analogous
#BE5D5D #BE8D5D #BEBD5D
triadic
#BE8D5D #5DBE8D #8D5DBE
tetradic
#BE8D5D #5DBE5D #5D8EBE #BD5DBE
square
#BE8D5D #5DBE5D #5D8EBE #BD5DBE
split-complementary
#BE8D5D #5DBEBD #5D5DBE
monochromatic
#73502E #9E6E40 #BE8D5D #D0AC89 #E1CAB4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.93
#BE8D5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.16
#BE8D5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE8D5D
7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE8D5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE8D5D | 1.00 | 2.93 | 7.16 | 7.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9059
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89B5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC8281
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be8d5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 141, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.088 64.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4ae8b',
500: '#be8d5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be8d5d; $custom-light: #d4ae8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be8d5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 141,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.691,
"s": 42.731,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68003,
"c": 0.08754,
"h": 64.9
},
"luminance": 0.30787
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE8D5D
secondary
#A7BCD0
accent
#95D355
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FAF4F0
border
#D3CECB
text
#15100C
muted
#837F7D