#BD492B#BD492B

#BD492B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.156 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD492B
RGB	rgb(189, 73, 43)
HSL	hsl(12, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 77.2%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.66, 45.09, 41.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.66, 61.04, 42.38°)
OKLab	oklab(55.73% 0.1272 0.0906)
OKLCH	oklch(55.73% 0.156 35.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.8074, 15.7617, 4.0737)
Luminance	0.1576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD492B #2B9FBD

analogous

#BD2B56 #BD492B #BD922B

triadic

#BD492B #2BBD49 #492BBD

tetradic

#BD492B #56BD2B #2B9FBD #922BBD

square

#BD492B #56BD2B #2B9FBD #922BBD

split-complementary

#BD492B #2BBD92 #2B56BD

monochromatic

#592214 #8B3620 #BD492B #D76A4E #E29480

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#BD492B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#BD492B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD492B

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD492B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD492B	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)

#695E27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867827

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02C43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd492b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 73, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.156 35.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d98066',
    500: '#bd492b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd492b;
$custom-light: #d98066;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd492b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.329,
    "s": 62.931,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55727,
    "c": 0.15611,
    "h": 35.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD492B

secondary

#79BACB

accent

#C4E642

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD492B

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

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