#BE9C19

A color in the Yellow, Gold family

#be9c19 is a color in the Yellow, Gold family: RGB(190, 156, 25), HSL(48°, 77%, 42%), CMYK(0%, 18%, 87%, 25%). Closest named color: goldenrod. Contrast is 2.64:1 on white and 7.96:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#be9c19
RGBrgb(190 156 25)
RGB (legacy)rgb(190, 156, 25)
RGB %rgb(75% 61% 10%)
HSLhsl(48 77% 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 87%, 75%)
HWBhwb(48 10% 25%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 87%, 25%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(66.02 4.48 64.8)
LCHlch(66.02 64.95 86.05)
OKLaboklab(0.7037 -0.0058 0.1383)
OKLCHoklch(0.7037 0.1384 92.4)
Decimal12491801

Properties

Color ToneYellow, Gold
Closest named colorgoldenrod ΔE 5.3
Closest web-safe color#cc9900
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)77% / 87%
Lightness (HSL)42%
Brightness or Value (HSV)75%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)59% / 60%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.3479
Red / Green / Blue190 / 156 / 25

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
2.64:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
7.96:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 51.2 / -50.7 · As background with white / black text: Lc -56.4 / 52.8

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #be9c19;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(70.37% 0.1384 92.4);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(190 156 25 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#be9c19] text-[#be9c19] border-[#be9c19]">