#BE8E37#BE8E37
#BE8E37 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.117 H 79.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE8E37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 142, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 71%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.3%, 71.1%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.14, 9.55, 51.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.14, 52.37, 79.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.72% 0.0224 0.1153) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.72% 0.117 79) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5998, 30.5714, 7.8502) |
| Luminance | 0.3057 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.14
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.82
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.00
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.71
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.77
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE8E37 #3767BE
analogous
#BE4B37 #BE8E37 #AABE37
triadic
#BE8E37 #37BE8E #8E37BE
tetradic
#BE8E37 #37BE4B #3767BE #BE37AA
square
#BE8E37 #37BE4B #3767BE #BE37AA
split-complementary
#BE8E37 #37AABE #4B37BE
monochromatic
#5F471C #8F6B29 #BE8E37 #D1A961 #DFC390
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#BE8E37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.11
#BE8E37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE8E37
7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE8E37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE8E37 | 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)
#A18F2C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9B3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE807C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be8e37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 142, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.117 79.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6ae73',
500: '#be8e37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be8e37; $custom-light: #d6ae73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be8e37",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 142,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.667,
"s": 55.102,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67717,
"c": 0.11746,
"h": 79
},
"luminance": 0.30569
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE8E37
secondary
#879FCA
accent
#7EDE49
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151008
muted
#837F7B