#BD462B#BD462B

#BD462B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.159 H 34.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD462B
RGB	rgb(189, 70, 43)
HSL	hsl(11, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63%, 77.2%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.15, 46.46, 40.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.15, 61.71, 41.16°)
OKLab	oklab(55.34% 0.1314 0.0894)
OKLCH	oklch(55.34% 0.159 34.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.6150, 15.3769, 4.0096)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD462B #2BA2BD

analogous

#BD2B59 #BD462B #BD8F2B

triadic

#BD462B #2BBD46 #462BBD

tetradic

#BD462B #59BD2B #2BA2BD #8F2BBD

square

#BD462B #59BD2B #2BA2BD #8F2BBD

split-complementary

#BD462B #2BBD8F #2B59BD

monochromatic

#592114 #8B3420 #BD462B #D7684E #E29280

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#BD462B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#BD462B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD462B

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD462B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD462B	1.00	5.15	4.07	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675D27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857727

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02741

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd462b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 70, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.159 34.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97f66',
    500: '#bd462b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd462b;
$custom-light: #d97f66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd462b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.096,
    "s": 62.931,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5534,
    "c": 0.15892,
    "h": 34.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD462B

secondary

#79BCCB

accent

#C8E642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD462B

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

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