#BD492D#BD492D
#BD492D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.156 H 34.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD492D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 73, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 62%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 76%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 76.2%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.68, 45.17, 40.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.68, 60.41, 41.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.75% 0.1278 0.0889) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.75% 0.156 34.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8450, 15.7767, 4.2717) |
| Luminance | 0.1577 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.52
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.81
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.94
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.13
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 7.34
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD492D #2DA1BD
analogous
#BD2D59 #BD492D #BD912D
triadic
#BD492D #2DBD49 #492DBD
tetradic
#BD492D #59BD2D #2DA1BD #912DBD
square
#BD492D #59BD2D #2DA1BD #912DBD
split-complementary
#BD492D #2DBD91 #2D59BD
monochromatic
#5A2315 #8C3621 #BD492D #D66B52 #E19583
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.05
#BD492D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.15
#BD492D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD492D
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD492D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD492D | 1.00 | 5.05 | 4.15 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#695F29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867829
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D02D43
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd492d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 73, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.156 34.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d98067',
500: '#bd492d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd492d; $custom-light: #d98067; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd492d",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 73,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.667,
"s": 61.538,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55749,
"c": 0.15564,
"h": 34.8
},
"luminance": 0.15773
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD492D
secondary
#7BBBCB
accent
#C5E543
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160A06
muted
#847C7A