#BE9B66#BE9B66
#BE9B66 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.082 H 77.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE9B66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 155, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 40%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 46%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.4%, 46.3%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.02, 6.05, 32.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.02, 33.17, 79.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.94% 0.018 0.0795) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.94% 0.082 77.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3561, 35.3510, 17.5289) |
| Luminance | 0.3535 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 2.39
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.65
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.72
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.42
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.44
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE9B66 #6689BE
analogous
#BE6F66 #BE9B66 #B5BE66
triadic
#BE9B66 #66BE9B #9B66BE
tetradic
#BE9B66 #66BE6F #6689BE #BE66B5
square
#BE9B66 #66BE6F #6689BE #BE66B5
split-complementary
#BE9B66 #66B5BE #6F66BE
monochromatic
#775C33 #A27D45 #BE9B66 #D0B791 #E2D3BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#BE9B66 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.07
#BE9B66 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE9B66
8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE9B66 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE9B66 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.07 | 8.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A99B62
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A467
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB918E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be9b66; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 155, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.082 77.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3b892',
500: '#be9b66',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be9b66; $custom-light: #d3b892; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be9b66",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 155,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.136,
"s": 40.367,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70935,
"c": 0.08152,
"h": 77.2
},
"luminance": 0.35349
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE9B66
secondary
#AEBCD2
accent
#88D058
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F1
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14110D
muted
#83807E