#BE9F73#BE9F73
#BE9F73 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.070 H 76.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE9F73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 159, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 37%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 39%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.3%, 39.5%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.26, 5.29, 27.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.26, 27.75, 79.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.98% 0.0169 0.0677) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.98% 0.07 76) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7289, 36.9829, 21.4201) |
| Luminance | 0.3698 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 2.66
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.00
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.55
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.94
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.92
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE9F73 #7392BE
analogous
#BE7A73 #BE9F73 #B7BE73
triadic
#BE9F73 #73BE9F #9F73BE
tetradic
#BE9F73 #73BE7A #7392BE #BE73B7
square
#BE9F73 #73BE7A #7392BE #BE73B7
split-complementary
#BE9F73 #73B7BE #7A73BE
monochromatic
#7D613A #A6824D #BE9F73 #D1BC9D #E5D8C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#BE9F73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.40
#BE9F73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE9F73
8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE9F73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE9F73 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.40 | 8.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9F70
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A774
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA9794
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be9f73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 159, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.070 76.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3bb9b',
500: '#be9f73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be9f73; $custom-light: #d3bb9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be9f73",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 159,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.2,
"s": 36.585,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7198,
"c": 0.06973,
"h": 76
},
"luminance": 0.36981
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE9F73
secondary
#B8C4D5
accent
#8ACD5B
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14110E
muted
#83807E