#BE9D50#BE9D50
#BE9D50 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.104 H 86.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE9D50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 157, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 46%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 58%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.4%, 57.9%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.25, 2.99, 44.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.25, 44.35, 86.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.02% 0.0065 0.1035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.02% 0.104 86.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7417, 35.6422, 12.6376) |
| Luminance | 0.3564 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.78
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.01
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.67
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.56
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.13
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE9D50 #5071BE
analogous
#BE6650 #BE9D50 #A8BE50
triadic
#BE9D50 #50BE9D #9D50BE
tetradic
#BE9D50 #50BE66 #5071BE #BE50A8
square
#BE9D50 #50BE66 #5071BE #BE50A8
split-complementary
#BE9D50 #50A8BE #6650BE
monochromatic
#6C5728 #987C39 #BE9D50 #CFB67D #DFCFA9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#BE9D50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.13
#BE9D50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE9D50
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE9D50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE9D50 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.13 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9C49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A553
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC928B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be9d50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 157, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.104 86.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4b983',
500: '#be9d50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be9d50; $custom-light: #d4b983; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be9d50",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 157,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42,
"s": 45.833,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71017,
"c": 0.10373,
"h": 86.4
},
"luminance": 0.3564
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE9D50
secondary
#9DABCD
accent
#7AD552
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#15110B
muted
#83807C