#BC4933#BC4933

#BC4933 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.153 H 32.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4933
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 51)
HSL	hsl(10, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(10, 73%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 72.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.58, 45.08, 36.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.58, 58.12, 39.15°)
OKLab	oklab(55.66% 0.1287 0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(55.66% 0.153 32.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.7216, 15.6987, 4.9124)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4933 #33A6BC

analogous

#BC3362 #BC4933 #BC8E33

triadic

#BC4933 #33BC49 #4933BC

tetradic

#BC4933 #62BC33 #33A6BC #8E33BC

square

#BC4933 #62BC33 #33A6BC #8E33BC

split-complementary

#BC4933 #33BC8E #3362BC

monochromatic

#5C2419 #8C3626 #BC4933 #D26D5A #DF988A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#BC4933 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#BC4933 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4933

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4933	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4933	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695F30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857830

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2E44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4933;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.153 32.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8806c',
    500: '#bc4933',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4933;
$custom-light: #d8806c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4933",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.635,
    "s": 57.322,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5566,
    "c": 0.15311,
    "h": 32.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4933

secondary

#81BEC9

accent

#C8E147

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4933

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

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