#BE9E6F#BE9E6F
#BE9E6F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.073 H 76.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE9E6F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 158, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 38%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 42%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 41.6%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.94, 5.38, 28.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.94, 29.47, 79.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.7% 0.0169 0.0715) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.7% 0.074 76.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3324, 36.5503, 20.1770) |
| Luminance | 0.3655 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 2.42
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 2.98
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.14
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.29
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.71
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE9E6F #6F8FBE
analogous
#BE776F #BE9E6F #B7BE6F
triadic
#BE9E6F #6FBE9E #9E6FBE
tetradic
#BE9E6F #6FBE77 #6F8FBE #BE6FB7
square
#BE9E6F #6FBE77 #6F8FBE #BE6FB7
split-complementary
#BE9E6F #6FB7BE #776FBE
monochromatic
#7B6038 #A5814B #BE9E6F #D1BA99 #E4D7C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#BE9E6F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.31
#BE9E6F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE9E6F
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE9E6F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE9E6F | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.31 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9E6C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A670
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA9592
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be9e6f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 158, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.073 76.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3ba99',
500: '#be9e6f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be9e6f; $custom-light: #d3ba99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be9e6f",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 158,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.696,
"s": 37.799,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71702,
"c": 0.0735,
"h": 76.7
},
"luminance": 0.36549
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE9E6F
secondary
#B5C1D4
accent
#89CE5A
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14110E
muted
#83807E