#BE996D#BE996D
#BE996D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.074 H 71.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE996D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 153, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 38%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 43%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 42.6%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.62, 7.89, 28.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.62, 29.41, 74.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.66% 0.0241 0.07) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.66% 0.074 71) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3879, 34.8356, 19.3250) |
| Luminance | 0.3483 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 0.91
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 3.71
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.14
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.22
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.51
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE996D #6D92BE
analogous
#BE706D #BE996D #BABE6D
triadic
#BE996D #6DBE99 #996DBE
tetradic
#BE996D #6DBE70 #6D92BE #BE6DBA
square
#BE996D #6DBE70 #6D92BE #BE6DBA
split-complementary
#BE996D #6DBABE #706DBE
monochromatic
#7A5B36 #A57B49 #BE996D #D1B797 #E4D4C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#BE996D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.97
#BE996D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE996D
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE996D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE996D | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A69A6A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA36E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB908E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be996d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 153, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.074 71.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3b797',
500: '#be996d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be996d; $custom-light: #d3b797; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be996d",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 153,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.593,
"s": 38.389,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70658,
"c": 0.074,
"h": 71
},
"luminance": 0.34834
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE996D
secondary
#B3C2D3
accent
#8FCE59
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14110D
muted
#83807E