#BA5940#BA5940
#BA5940 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.131 H 35.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA5940 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 89, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 66%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 65.6%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.44, 37.20, 32.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.44, 49.51, 41.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.82% 0.107 0.0764) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.82% 0.131 35.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7497, 17.9570, 7.0122) |
| Luminance | 0.1795 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.16
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.94
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.15
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.42
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.57
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA5940 #40A1BA
analogous
#BA4064 #BA5940 #BA9640
triadic
#BA5940 #40BA59 #5940BA
tetradic
#BA5940 #64BA40 #40A1BA #9640BA
square
#BA5940 #64BA40 #40A1BA #9640BA
split-complementary
#BA5940 #40BA96 #4064BA
monochromatic
#5F2D21 #8C4330 #BA5940 #CC7F6B #DCA699
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.57
#BA5940 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.59
#BA5940 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BA5940
4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA5940 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA5940 | 1.00 | 4.57 | 4.59 | 4.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#72693D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7E3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB4653
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba5940; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 89, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.131 35.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48a75',
500: '#ba5940',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba5940; $custom-light: #d48a75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba5940",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 89,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.295,
"s": 48.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57823,
"c": 0.13147,
"h": 35.5
},
"luminance": 0.17954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA5940
secondary
#8EBCC8
accent
#BCD84F
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B