#BE9F4B#BE9F4B
#BE9F4B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.109 H 89.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE9F4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 159, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 47%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 61%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.3%, 60.5%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.71, 1.54, 47.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.71, 47.24, 88.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.37% 0.0017 0.1093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.37% 0.109 89.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9050, 36.2533, 11.8143) |
| Luminance | 0.3625 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.40
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.05
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.27
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.54
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.77
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE9F4B #4B6ABE
analogous
#BE664B #BE9F4B #A4BE4B
triadic
#BE9F4B #4BBE9F #9F4BBE
tetradic
#BE9F4B #4BBE66 #4B6ABE #BE4BA4
square
#BE9F4B #4BBE66 #4B6ABE #BE4BA4
split-complementary
#BE9F4B #4BA4BE #664BBE
monochromatic
#695726 #967C36 #BE9F4B #CEB778 #DECFA5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#BE9F4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.25
#BE9F4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE9F4B
8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE9F4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE9F4B | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.25 | 8.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9D43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A64E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD938C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be9f4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 159, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.109 89.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4bb80',
500: '#be9f4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be9f4b; $custom-light: #d4bb80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be9f4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 159,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.826,
"s": 46.939,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71367,
"c": 0.10934,
"h": 89.1
},
"luminance": 0.36251
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE9F4B
secondary
#99A7CC
accent
#75D751
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#15110A
muted
#83807C