#BE973A#BE973A
#BE973A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.119 H 85.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE973A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 151, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 53%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 69%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.5%, 69.5%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.47, 4.79, 52.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.47, 52.81, 84.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.55% 0.0089 0.1182) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.55% 0.119 85.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0674, 33.3880, 8.7050) |
| Luminance | 0.3339 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.20
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.59
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.66
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.82
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 4.84
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE973A #3A61BE
analogous
#BE553A #BE973A #A3BE3A
triadic
#BE973A #3ABE97 #973ABE
tetradic
#BE973A #3ABE55 #3A61BE #BE3AA3
square
#BE973A #3ABE55 #3A61BE #BE3AA3
split-complementary
#BE973A #3AA3BE #553ABE
monochromatic
#604C1D #8F722C #BE973A #D0B065 #DEC894
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#BE973A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.68
#BE973A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE973A
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE973A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE973A | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9962E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A13E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE8A84
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be973a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 151, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.119 85.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5b575',
500: '#be973a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be973a; $custom-light: #d5b575; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be973a",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 151,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.273,
"s": 53.226,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69554,
"c": 0.11853,
"h": 85.7
},
"luminance": 0.33386
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE973A
secondary
#8A9DCA
accent
#76DD4B
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151109
muted
#83807B