#BEA179#BEA179
#BEA179 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.064 H 75.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BEA179 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 161, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 35%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 36%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 36.3%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.89, 4.92, 24.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.89, 25.29, 78.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.5% 0.0162 0.0621) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.5% 0.064 75.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4321, 37.8189, 23.4135) |
| Luminance | 0.3782 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 2.46
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.37
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 3.53
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.74
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.97
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BEA179 #7996BE
analogous
#BE7E79 #BEA179 #B8BE79
triadic
#BEA179 #79BEA1 #A179BE
tetradic
#BEA179 #79BE7E #7996BE #BE79B8
square
#BEA179 #79BE7E #7996BE #BE79B8
split-complementary
#BEA179 #79B8BE #7E79BE
monochromatic
#7F643E #A88452 #BEA179 #D2BEA2 #E6DBCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#BEA179 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.56
#BEA179 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BEA179
8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BEA179 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BEA179 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.56 | 8.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACA176
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A87A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99996
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bea179; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 161, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.064 75.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3bca0',
500: '#bea179',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bea179; $custom-light: #d3bca0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bea179",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 161,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.783,
"s": 34.673,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72503,
"c": 0.06418,
"h": 75.4
},
"luminance": 0.37817
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BEA179
secondary
#BCC7D6
accent
#69AE38
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120E
muted
#83817E