#BC4928#BC4928

#BC4928 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.156 H 36.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4928
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 40)
HSL	hsl(13, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(13, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 78.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.46, 44.62, 42.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.46, 61.57, 43.56°)
OKLab	oklab(55.54% 0.1252 0.0926)
OKLCH	oklch(55.54% 0.156 36.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.5071, 15.6129, 3.7829)
Luminance	0.1561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4928 #289BBC

analogous

#BC2851 #BC4928 #BC9328

triadic

#BC4928 #28BC49 #4928BC

tetradic

#BC4928 #51BC28 #289BBC #9328BC

square

#BC4928 #51BC28 #289BBC #9328BC

split-complementary

#BC4928 #28BC93 #2851BC

monochromatic

#572213 #8A351D #BC4928 #D86949 #E3927B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#BC4928 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#BC4928 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4928

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4928	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4928	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695E23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867824

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2D42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4928;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.156 36.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88064',
    500: '#bc4928',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4928;
$custom-light: #d88064;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4928",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.378,
    "s": 64.912,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55537,
    "c": 0.15575,
    "h": 36.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4928

secondary

#75B8CB

accent

#C2E840

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4928

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

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