#BE8D5F#BE8D5F
#BE8D5F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.086 H 63.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE8D5F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 141, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 42%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 50%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.8%, 50%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.36, 13.05, 31.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.36, 34.29, 67.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.04% 0.038 0.077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.04% 0.086 63.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8272, 30.8253, 15.0451) |
| Luminance | 0.3082 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 4.10
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.61
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.86
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 4.99
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.75
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE8D5F #5F90BE
analogous
#BE5F60 #BE8D5F #BEBC5F
triadic
#BE8D5F #5FBE8D #8D5FBE
tetradic
#BE8D5F #60BE5F #5F90BE #BC5FBE
square
#BE8D5F #60BE5F #5F90BE #BC5FBE
split-complementary
#BE8D5F #5FBEBC #5F60BE
monochromatic
#74502F #9F6E41 #BE8D5F #D0AC8B #E1CBB6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.93
#BE8D5F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.16
#BE8D5F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE8D5F
7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE8D5F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE8D5F | 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)
#9D905B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89B60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC8281
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be8d5f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 141, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.086 63.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4ae8d',
500: '#be8d5f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be8d5f; $custom-light: #d4ae8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be8d5f",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 141,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.053,
"s": 42.222,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68037,
"c": 0.08587,
"h": 63.8
},
"luminance": 0.30823
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE8D5F
secondary
#A9BDD0
accent
#96D256
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FAF4F0
border
#D3CECB
text
#14100C
muted
#837F7D