#BB401E#BB401E

#BB401E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.165 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB401E
RGB	rgb(187, 64, 30)
HSL	hsl(13, 72%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(13, 84%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 84%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.70, 47.96, 45.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.70, 66.16, 43.55°)
OKLab	oklab(54.15% 0.1339 0.0963)
OKLCH	oklch(54.15% 0.165 35.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.5639, 14.3287, 2.8056)
Luminance	0.1432 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB401E #1E99BB

analogous

#BB1E4A #BB401E #BB8F1E

triadic

#BB401E #1EBB40 #401EBB

tetradic

#BB401E #4ABB1E #1E99BB #8F1EBB

square

#BB401E #4ABB1E #1E99BB #8F1EBB

split-complementary

#BB401E #1EBB8F #1E4ABB

monochromatic

#521C0D #862E16 #BB401E #DF5C37 #E7876C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#BB401E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#BB401E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB401E

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB401E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB401E	1.00	5.43	3.86	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645818

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827418

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE1B3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb401e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.165 35.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87b5d',
    500: '#bb401e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb401e;
$custom-light: #d87b5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb401e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.994,
    "s": 72.35,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5415,
    "c": 0.16494,
    "h": 35.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB401E

secondary

#67B7CD

accent

#C8EF39

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEEE9

border

#D5C9C5

text

#160A04

muted

#847C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB401E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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