#BE9972#BE9972
#BE9972 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.069 H 67.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE9972 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 153, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 37%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 40%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 40%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, 8.45, 25.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 27.07, 71.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.75% 0.0261 0.064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.75% 0.069 67.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6648, 34.9463, 20.7831) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 2.17
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 3.21
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.92
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.08
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 5.63
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE9972 #7297BE
analogous
#BE7372 #BE9972 #BDBE72
triadic
#BE9972 #72BE99 #9972BE
tetradic
#BE9972 #72BE73 #7297BE #BE72BD
square
#BE9972 #72BE73 #7297BE #BE72BD
split-complementary
#BE9972 #72BDBE #7372BE
monochromatic
#7C5C39 #A67B4D #BE9972 #D1B79C #E5D6C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BE9972 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#BE9972 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE9972
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE9972 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE9972 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A69B6F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEA373
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA908F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be9972; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 153, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.069 67.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3b79b',
500: '#be9972',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be9972; $custom-light: #d3b79b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be9972",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 153,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.789,
"s": 36.893,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70754,
"c": 0.06916,
"h": 67.8
},
"luminance": 0.34945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE9972
secondary
#B7C6D5
accent
#92CD5B
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14110E
muted
#83807E