#BE9853#BE9853
#BE9853 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.099 H 80.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE9853 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 152, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 45%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 56%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 56.3%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.99, 5.95, 41.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.99, 41.68, 81.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.04% 0.0155 0.0973) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.04% 0.099 80.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0264, 34.0302, 12.9582) |
| Luminance | 0.3403 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.17
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.85
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.49
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.26
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.37
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE9853 #5379BE
analogous
#BE6253 #BE9853 #AEBE53
triadic
#BE9853 #53BE98 #9853BE
tetradic
#BE9853 #53BE62 #5379BE #BE53AE
square
#BE9853 #53BE62 #5379BE #BE53AE
split-complementary
#BE9853 #53AEBE #6253BE
monochromatic
#6D5529 #9A783A #BE9853 #CFB37F #E0CDAC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#BE9853 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.81
#BE9853 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE9853
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE9853 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE9853 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.81 | 7.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8984D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A255
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC8D88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be9853; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 152, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.099 80.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4b685',
500: '#be9853',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be9853; $custom-light: #d4b685; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be9853",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 152,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.692,
"s": 45.148,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70038,
"c": 0.09856,
"h": 80.9
},
"luminance": 0.34028
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE9853
secondary
#9FB0CD
accent
#81D553
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#15110B
muted
#83807C