#BE956E#BE956E
#BE956E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.073 H 64.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE956E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 149, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 38%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 42%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.6%, 42.1%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.62, 10.19, 26.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.62, 28.36, 68.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.88% 0.031 0.0657) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.88% 0.073 64.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7983, 33.5698, 19.3955) |
| Luminance | 0.3357 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 2.97
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 3.27
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 6.11
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 6.16
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.26
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE956E #6E97BE
analogous
#BE6E6F #BE956E #BEBD6E
triadic
#BE956E #6EBE95 #956EBE
tetradic
#BE956E #6FBE6E #6E97BE #BD6EBE
square
#BE956E #6FBE6E #6E97BE #BD6EBE
split-complementary
#BE956E #6EBEBD #6E6FBE
monochromatic
#7B5837 #A5764A #BE956E #D1B498 #E4D3C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#BE956E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.71
#BE956E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE956E
7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE956E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE956E | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.71 | 7.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2976B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACA06F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB8C8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be956e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 149, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.073 64.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3b498',
500: '#be956e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be956e; $custom-light: #d3b498; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be956e",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 149,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.25,
"s": 38.095,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69881,
"c": 0.07259,
"h": 64.8
},
"luminance": 0.33568
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE956E
secondary
#B4C4D4
accent
#95CE5A
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14110D
muted
#83807E