#BEA55E#BEA55E
#BEA55E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.095 H 90.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BEA55E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 165, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 42%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 51%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 50.5%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.51, -0.13, 39.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.51, 39.91, 90.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.86% -0.0009 0.0954) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.86% 0.095 90.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7120, 38.6672, 16.1173) |
| Luminance | 0.3867 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.82
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.17
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.08
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.27
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.57
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BEA55E #5E77BE
analogous
#BE755E #BEA55E #A7BE5E
triadic
#BEA55E #5EBEA5 #A55EBE
tetradic
#BEA55E #5EBE75 #5E77BE #BE5EA7
square
#BEA55E #5EBE75 #5E77BE #BE5EA7
split-complementary
#BEA55E #5EA7BE #755EBE
monochromatic
#73612E #9F8640 #BEA55E #D0BD8A #E1D6B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#BEA55E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.73
#BEA55E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BEA55E
8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BEA55E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BEA55E | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.73 | 8.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A358
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AA61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB9B94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bea55e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 165, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.095 90.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4bf8d',
500: '#bea55e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bea55e; $custom-light: #d4bf8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bea55e",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 165,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.375,
"s": 42.478,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72856,
"c": 0.09536,
"h": 90.5
},
"luminance": 0.38666
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BEA55E
secondary
#A8B2D0
accent
#76D256
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D