#BE9A3E#BE9A3E
#BE9A3E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.117 H 87.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE9A3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 154, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 67%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.9%, 67.4%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.29, 3.39, 51.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.29, 51.79, 86.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.2% 0.0054 0.1169) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.2% 0.117 87.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6621, 34.4082, 9.4249) |
| Luminance | 0.3441 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.51
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.57
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.57
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.89
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 4.90
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE9A3E #3E62BE
analogous
#BE5A3E #BE9A3E #A2BE3E
triadic
#BE9A3E #3EBE9A #9A3EBE
tetradic
#BE9A3E #3EBE5A #3E62BE #BE3EA2
square
#BE9A3E #3EBE5A #3E62BE #BE3EA2
split-complementary
#BE9A3E #3EA2BE #5A3EBE
monochromatic
#624F20 #90752F #BE9A3E #CFB26B #DECA99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#BE9A3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.88
#BE9A3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE9A3E
7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE9A3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE9A3E | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.88 | 7.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9933
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A342
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD8D87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be9a3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 154, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.117 87.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5b778',
500: '#be9a3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be9a3e; $custom-light: #d5b778; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be9a3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 154,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.125,
"s": 50.794,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70203,
"c": 0.11706,
"h": 87.4
},
"luminance": 0.34406
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE9A3E
secondary
#8E9FC9
accent
#75DA4E
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151109
muted
#83807B