#BE9C67Tiger (#BE9C67) is a light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 78°, lightness 0.71 and chroma 0.081. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #BE9C67 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 156, 103) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 40%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 46%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18%, 46%, 25%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(66.3 5.6 32.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.712 0.081 78) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Tiger shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c3975e — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward red#c39c64 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red#be9c67 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#be9d69 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Tiger in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.58:1 and against black 8.14:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fff0d8 · #e3c494 · #be9c67 · #957747 · #6f5429 · #4a3309
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#cacc9d · #c4b480 · #be9c67 · #b18560 · #a1715b · #8d5e56
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#b9c7ac · #be9c67 · #9b7f53 · #57703d · #5e461e · #29351d
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f9e5c8 · #cdc3b4 · #be9c67 · #6180af · #4f402a · #2e2517
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf2fa · #be9c67 · #8c867c · #4e5156 · #262016 · #000102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ecf2fb · #c3c9d3 · #959ca8 · #1a2330 · #00030d · #be9c67
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d2dcb8 · #be9c67 · #ac7863 · #784ac0 · #252f53 · #18051c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eaf3ff · #be9c67 · #5b8fa6 · #4f497b · #002534 · #010008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e0f7f8 · #be9c67 · #549395 · #63426e · #2e1436 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f7ef · #be9c67 · #5f937f · #34517d · #371027 · #000008
#C9AA7C · #D3B991 · #DEC7A6 · #E8D6BA · #F3E5CF
#9D7F4F · #7E6339 · #604923 · #44300D · #291900
#B89E75 · #B29F82 · #ACA08E
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.