#BD482A#BD482A
#BD482A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.157 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD482A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 72, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 64%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 78%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 77.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.48, 45.51, 41.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.48, 61.58, 42.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.59% 0.1283 0.091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.59% 0.157 35.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7241, 15.6241, 3.9565) |
| Luminance | 0.1562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.93
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.42
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.45
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 7.16
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.17
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD482A #2A9FBD
analogous
#BD2A55 #BD482A #BD912A
triadic
#BD482A #2ABD48 #482ABD
tetradic
#BD482A #55BD2A #2A9FBD #912ABD
square
#BD482A #55BD2A #2A9FBD #912ABD
split-complementary
#BD482A #2ABD91 #2A55BD
monochromatic
#592214 #8B351F #BD482A #D7694D #E3937F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#BD482A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#BD482A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD482A
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD482A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD482A | 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)
#695E26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867826
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D02B42
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd482a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 72, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.157 35.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d98065',
500: '#bd482a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd482a; $custom-light: #d98065; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd482a",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 72,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.245,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55586,
"c": 0.15728,
"h": 35.4
},
"luminance": 0.15621
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD482A
secondary
#78BACB
accent
#C5E741
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160A06
muted
#847C7A