#BE7A43
Closest named color: Light Brown (#AD8150). oklch(64% 0.111 57.9), rgb(190, 122, 67).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.05:1).
About this color
#BE7A43 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.111 and its hue 58°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Brown (#AD8150), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.05:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.111) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Light Brown (#AD8150) |
| Black text | 6.05:1 |
| White text | 3.46:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BE7A43 |
| RGB | rgb(190, 122, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 49%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.111 57.9) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #BE7A43 | 3.46:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #BE7A43 | 6.05:1 | AA | Lc 42.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #BE7A43 text on white | 3.46:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #BE7A43 text on black | 6.05:1 | AA | Lc -39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F9F4F1
oklch(97% 0.007 53.4)
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Step 100
100
#F2E8E0
oklch(93.7% 0.015 61.3)
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Step 200
200
#E9D5C6
oklch(88.5% 0.03 59.3)
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Step 300
300
#DCB99F
oklch(81% 0.054 58.5)
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Step 400
400
#CA936A
oklch(70.7% 0.087 57.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#BE7A43
oklch(64% 0.111 57.9)
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Step 600
600
#A65F1D
oklch(55.6% 0.12 58.2)
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Step 700
700
#8E4E0D
oklch(49.1% 0.111 58.4)
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Step 800
800
#744010
oklch(42.7% 0.093 57.8)
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Step 900
900
#5E3716
oklch(37.8% 0.072 58)
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Step 950
950
#37200E
oklch(26.9% 0.046 57.2)
#BE7A43 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #8E803E | 0.082 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9E9043 | 0.075 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #CF6C6D | 0.077 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.111 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #BE7A43
#BE7A43
oklch(64% 0.111 57.9)
- #4095C7
#4095C7
oklch(64% 0.111 237.9)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #BE7A43, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.031
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.032
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.033
- Tiger's Eye #BC6C25 ΔE 0.036
- Adobe #BD6C48 ΔE 0.038
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.039
- Dark Tan #AF884A ΔE 0.040
- Peru #CD853F ΔE 0.041
Use #BE7A43 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.