#BE983C#BE983C
#BE983C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.118 H 86.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE983C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 152, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 68%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 68.4%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.75, 4.36, 52.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.75, 52.18, 85.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.78% 0.0079 0.1173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.78% 0.118 86.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2809, 33.7320, 9.0321) |
| Luminance | 0.3373 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.49
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.52
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.63
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.79
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 4.91
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE983C #3C62BE
analogous
#BE573C #BE983C #A3BE3C
triadic
#BE983C #3CBE98 #983CBE
tetradic
#BE983C #3CBE57 #3C62BE #BE3CA3
square
#BE983C #3CBE57 #3C62BE #BE3CA3
split-complementary
#BE983C #3CA3BE #573CBE
monochromatic
#614E1F #8F732D #BE983C #CFB168 #DEC996
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#BE983C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.75
#BE983C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE983C
7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE983C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE983C | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.75 | 7.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9731
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A140
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE8B85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be983c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 152, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.118 86.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5b676',
500: '#be983c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be983c; $custom-light: #d5b676; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be983c",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 152,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.462,
"s": 52,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69776,
"c": 0.11756,
"h": 86.1
},
"luminance": 0.3373
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE983C
secondary
#8C9ECA
accent
#76DB4C
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151109
muted
#83807B