#BEA459#BEA459
#BEA459 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.100 H 90.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BEA459 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 164, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 44%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 53%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 53.2%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.18, -0.04, 42.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.18, 42.05, 90.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.58% -0.0012 0.0997) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.58% 0.1 90.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3152, 38.2211, 14.9138) |
| Luminance | 0.3822 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.08
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.18
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.33
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.49
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.73
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BEA459 #5973BE
analogous
#BE7159 #BEA459 #A6BE59
triadic
#BEA459 #59BEA4 #A459BE
tetradic
#BEA459 #59BE71 #5973BE #BE59A6
square
#BEA459 #59BE71 #5973BE #BE59A6
split-complementary
#BEA459 #59A6BE #7159BE
monochromatic
#715F2C #9D843D #BEA459 #CFBC85 #E0D4B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#BEA459 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.64
#BEA459 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BEA459
8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BEA459 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BEA459 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.64 | 8.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A252
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A95C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB9992
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bea459; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 164, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.100 90.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4be8a',
500: '#bea459',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bea459; $custom-light: #d4be8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bea459",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 164,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.554,
"s": 43.723,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72578,
"c": 0.09966,
"h": 90.7
},
"luminance": 0.38219
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BEA459
secondary
#A4AFCF
accent
#75D354
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D