#BD492A#BD492A
#BD492A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.156 H 35.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD492A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 73, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 64%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 78%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 77.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.65, 45.06, 41.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.65, 61.36, 42.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.72% 0.1269 0.0914) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.72% 0.156 35.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7893, 15.7544, 3.9783) |
| Luminance | 0.1575 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.81
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.16
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.60
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 7.02
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.14
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 7.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD492A #2A9EBD
analogous
#BD2A55 #BD492A #BD922A
triadic
#BD492A #2ABD49 #492ABD
tetradic
#BD492A #55BD2A #2A9EBD #922ABD
square
#BD492A #55BD2A #2A9EBD #922ABD
split-complementary
#BD492A #2ABD92 #2A55BD
monochromatic
#592214 #8B361F #BD492A #D76A4D #E3947F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.06
#BD492A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.15
#BD492A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD492A
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD492A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD492A | 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)
#6A5E26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867826
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D02C43
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd492a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 73, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.156 35.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d98066',
500: '#bd492a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd492a; $custom-light: #d98066; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd492a",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 73,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.653,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55717,
"c": 0.15635,
"h": 35.8
},
"luminance": 0.15751
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD492A
secondary
#78BACB
accent
#C4E741
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160A06
muted
#847C7A