#BD483B#BD483B

#BD483B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.153 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD483B
RGB	rgb(189, 72, 59)
HSL	hsl(6, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(6, 69%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 68.8%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.67, 46.30, 32.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.67, 56.47, 34.92°)
OKLab	oklab(55.8% 0.134 0.0748)
OKLCH	oklch(55.8% 0.153 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.0955, 15.7726, 5.9124)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD483B #3BB0BD

analogous

#BD3B6F #BD483B #BD893B

triadic

#BD483B #3BBD48 #483BBD

tetradic

#BD483B #6FBD3B #3BB0BD #893BBD

square

#BD483B #6FBD3B #3BB0BD #893BBD

split-complementary

#BD483B #3BBD89 #3B6FBD

monochromatic

#60241E #8E362C #BD483B #CF7066 #DE9C95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#BD483B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#BD483B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD483B

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD483B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD483B	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675F39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857838

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2E46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd483b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 72, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.153 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88071',
    500: '#bd483b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd483b;
$custom-light: #d88071;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd483b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55798,
    "c": 0.15348,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD483B

secondary

#8BC3C9

accent

#CDDC4C

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD483B

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

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