#BD482B#BD482B
#BD482B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.157 H 35.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD482B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 72, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 63%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 77%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 77.2%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.49, 45.55, 40.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.49, 61.26, 41.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.6% 0.1286 0.0902) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.6% 0.157 35) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7422, 15.6313, 4.0520) |
| Luminance | 0.1563 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.17
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.52
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.67
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 7.27
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.34
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD482B #2BA0BD
analogous
#BD2B57 #BD482B #BD912B
triadic
#BD482B #2BBD48 #482BBD
tetradic
#BD482B #57BD2B #2BA0BD #912BBD
square
#BD482B #57BD2B #2BA0BD #912BBD
split-complementary
#BD482B #2BBD91 #2B57BD
monochromatic
#592214 #8B3520 #BD482B #D7694E #E29480
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#BD482B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.13
#BD482B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD482B
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD482B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD482B | 1.00 | 5.09 | 4.13 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#695E27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867827
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D02B42
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd482b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 72, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.157 35.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d98066',
500: '#bd482b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd482b; $custom-light: #d98066; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd482b",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 72,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.918,
"s": 62.931,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55597,
"c": 0.15705,
"h": 35
},
"luminance": 0.15628
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD482B
secondary
#79BBCB
accent
#C5E642
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160A06
muted
#847C7A