#BD493B#BD493B

#BD493B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.152 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD493B
RGB	rgb(189, 73, 59)
HSL	hsl(6, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(6, 69%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 68.8%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 45.84, 32.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 56.21, 35.36°)
OKLab	oklab(55.93% 0.1326 0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(55.93% 0.152 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.1607, 15.9030, 5.9342)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD493B #3BAFBD

analogous

#BD3B6E #BD493B #BD8A3B

triadic

#BD493B #3BBD49 #493BBD

tetradic

#BD493B #6EBD3B #3BAFBD #8A3BBD

square

#BD493B #6EBD3B #3BAFBD #8A3BBD

split-complementary

#BD493B #3BBD8A #3B6EBD

monochromatic

#60251E #8E372C #BD493B #CF7166 #DE9C95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#BD493B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#BD493B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD493B

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD493B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD493B	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685F39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857838

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2F46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd493b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 73, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.152 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88071',
    500: '#bd493b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd493b;
$custom-light: #d88071;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd493b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.462,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55928,
    "c": 0.15245,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD493B

secondary

#8BC2C9

accent

#CCDC4C

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD493B

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

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