#BE9B4E#BE9B4E
#BE9B4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.104 H 85.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE9B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 155, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 46%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 59%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.4%, 58.9%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, 3.92, 44.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 44.77, 84.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.58% 0.009 0.1041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.58% 0.104 85.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3333, 34.9419, 12.1423) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.56
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.58
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.78
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.16
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 6.40
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE9B4E #4E71BE
analogous
#BE634E #BE9B4E #A9BE4E
triadic
#BE9B4E #4EBE9B #9B4EBE
tetradic
#BE9B4E #4EBE63 #4E71BE #BE4EA9
square
#BE9B4E #4EBE63 #4E71BE #BE4EA9
split-complementary
#BE9B4E #4EA9BE #634EBE
monochromatic
#6A5527 #977938 #BE9B4E #CEB47B #DFCEA8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BE9B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#BE9B4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE9B4E
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE9B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE9B4E | 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)
#AB9A47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A351
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD8F8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be9b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 155, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.104 85.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4b882',
500: '#be9b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be9b4e; $custom-light: #d4b882; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be9b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 155,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.25,
"s": 46.281,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70583,
"c": 0.10445,
"h": 85.1
},
"luminance": 0.3494
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE9B4E
secondary
#9CABCC
accent
#7BD652
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#15110A
muted
#83807C