#BE9B59#BE9B59
#BE9B59 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.094 H 82.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE9B59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 155, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 44%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 53%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.4%, 53.2%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.84, 4.82, 39.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.84, 39.51, 82.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.73% 0.013 0.0934) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.73% 0.094 82.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7612, 35.1130, 14.3958) |
| Luminance | 0.3511 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 1.85
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.21
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.47
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.12
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.15
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE9B59 #597CBE
analogous
#BE6959 #BE9B59 #AFBE59
triadic
#BE9B59 #59BE9B #9B59BE
tetradic
#BE9B59 #59BE69 #597CBE #BE59AF
square
#BE9B59 #59BE69 #597CBE #BE59AF
split-complementary
#BE9B59 #59AFBE #6959BE
monochromatic
#71592C #9D7C3D #BE9B59 #CFB585 #E0D0B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#BE9B59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.02
#BE9B59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE9B59
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE9B59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE9B59 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.02 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9B53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A45B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC908B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be9b59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 155, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.094 82.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4b889',
500: '#be9b59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be9b59; $custom-light: #d4b889; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be9b59",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 155,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.208,
"s": 43.723,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70731,
"c": 0.09429,
"h": 82.1
},
"luminance": 0.35111
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE9B59
secondary
#A4B3CF
accent
#80D354
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14110C
muted
#83807D