#BD482C#BD482C

#BD482C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.157 H 34.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD482C
RGB	rgb(189, 72, 44)
HSL	hsl(12, 62%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(12, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 76.7%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, 45.59, 40.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 60.95, 41.58°)
OKLab	oklab(55.61% 0.1289 0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(55.61% 0.157 34.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.7608, 15.6387, 4.1498)
Luminance	0.1563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD482C #2CA1BD

analogous

#BD2C58 #BD482C #BD902C

triadic

#BD482C #2CBD48 #482CBD

tetradic

#BD482C #58BD2C #2CA1BD #902CBD

square

#BD482C #58BD2C #2CA1BD #902CBD

split-complementary

#BD482C #2CBD90 #2C58BD

monochromatic

#5A2215 #8B3520 #BD482C #D66A50 #E29482

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#BD482C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#BD482C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD482C

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD482C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD482C	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)

#695E28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867828

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02B42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd482c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 72, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.157 34.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d98067',
    500: '#bd482c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd482c;
$custom-light: #d98067;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd482c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.586,
    "s": 62.232,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55607,
    "c": 0.15681,
    "h": 34.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD482C

secondary

#7ABBCB

accent

#C6E542

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD482C

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

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