#BA5838#BA5838
#BA5838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.135 H 38.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA5838 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 88, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.7%, 69.9%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.14, 37.25, 36.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.14, 52.33, 44.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.56% 0.1057 0.0841) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.56% 0.135 38.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4555, 17.7071, 5.8706) |
| Luminance | 0.1770 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.18
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.42
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.64
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.97
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.13
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA5838 #389ABA
analogous
#BA3859 #BA5838 #BA9938
triadic
#BA5838 #38BA58 #5838BA
tetradic
#BA5838 #59BA38 #389ABA #9938BA
square
#BA5838 #59BA38 #389ABA #9938BA
split-complementary
#BA5838 #38BA99 #3859BA
monochromatic
#5C2B1C #8B422A #BA5838 #CF7B60 #DDA28F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#BA5838 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.54
#BA5838 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BA5838
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA5838 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA5838 | 1.00 | 4.62 | 4.54 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726735
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7D36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC4451
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba5838; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 88, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.135 38.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58970',
500: '#ba5838',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba5838; $custom-light: #d58970; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba5838",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 88,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.769,
"s": 53.719,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57558,
"c": 0.13506,
"h": 38.5
},
"luminance": 0.17704
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA5838
secondary
#86B8C8
accent
#B9DD4B
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBF0EC
border
#D4CBC7
text
#150C07
muted
#837D7A