#BB512F#BB512F

#BB512F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.145 H 38.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB512F
RGB	rgb(187, 81, 47)
HSL	hsl(15, 60%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(15, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.7%, 74.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.83, 40.70, 40.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.83, 57.19, 44.62°)
OKLab	oklab(56.56% 0.1146 0.0896)
OKLCH	oklch(56.56% 0.145 38)
XYZ	xyz(23.9515, 16.6580, 4.6428)
Luminance	0.1666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB512F #2F99BB

analogous

#BB2F53 #BB512F #BB972F

triadic

#BB512F #2FBB51 #512FBB

tetradic

#BB512F #53BB2F #2F99BB #972FBB

square

#BB512F #53BB2F #2F99BB #972FBB

split-complementary

#BB512F #2FBB97 #2F53BB

monochromatic

#592716 #8A3C23 #BB512F #D47353 #E09B84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#BB512F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#BB512F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB512F

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB512F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB512F	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E632B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887A2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3A4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb512f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 81, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.145 38.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78569',
    500: '#bb512f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb512f;
$custom-light: #d78569;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb512f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.571,
    "s": 59.829,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56559,
    "c": 0.14543,
    "h": 38
  },
  "luminance": 0.16655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB512F

secondary

#7CB7C9

accent

#BDE345

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB512F

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

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