#BD493C#BD493C

#BD493C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.152 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD493C
RGB	rgb(189, 73, 60)
HSL	hsl(6, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(6, 68%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 68.3%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.86, 45.90, 31.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.86, 55.93, 34.86°)
OKLab	oklab(55.94% 0.133 0.0742)
OKLCH	oklch(55.94% 0.152 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.1868, 15.9134, 6.0721)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD493C #3CB0BD

analogous

#BD3C70 #BD493C #BD8A3C

triadic

#BD493C #3CBD49 #493CBD

tetradic

#BD493C #70BD3C #3CB0BD #8A3CBD

square

#BD493C #70BD3C #3CB0BD #8A3CBD

split-complementary

#BD493C #3CBD8A #3C70BD

monochromatic

#60251F #8F372D #BD493C #CF7267 #DE9D96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#BD493C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#BD493C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD493C

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD493C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD493C	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)

#685F3A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857839

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2F47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd493c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 73, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.152 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88072',
    500: '#bd493c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd493c;
$custom-light: #d88072;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd493c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.047,
    "s": 51.807,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55943,
    "c": 0.15225,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1591
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD493C

secondary

#8CC3C9

accent

#CDDB4D

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD493C

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

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