#BEA55F#BEA55F
#BEA55F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.094 H 90.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BEA55F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 165, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 42%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 50%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 50%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.52, -0.04, 39.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.52, 39.41, 90.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.87% -0.0005 0.0943) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.87% 0.094 90.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7572, 38.6853, 16.3551) |
| Luminance | 0.3868 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.74
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.21
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.94
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.21
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.52
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BEA55F #5F78BE
analogous
#BE755F #BEA55F #A7BE5F
triadic
#BEA55F #5FBEA5 #A55FBE
tetradic
#BEA55F #5FBE75 #5F78BE #BE5FA7
square
#BEA55F #5FBE75 #5F78BE #BE5FA7
split-complementary
#BEA55F #5FA7BE #755FBE
monochromatic
#74622F #9F8641 #BEA55F #D0BD8B #E1D6B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#BEA55F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.74
#BEA55F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BEA55F
8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BEA55F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BEA55F | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.74 | 8.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A359
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AA62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB9B94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bea55f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 165, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.094 90.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4bf8e',
500: '#bea55f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bea55f; $custom-light: #d4bf8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bea55f",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 165,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.211,
"s": 42.222,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72871,
"c": 0.09434,
"h": 90.3
},
"luminance": 0.38684
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BEA55F
secondary
#A9B3D0
accent
#76D256
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D