#BD493E#BD493E

#BD493E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.152 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD493E
RGB	rgb(189, 73, 62)
HSL	hsl(5, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(5, 67%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 67.2%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.89, 46.01, 30.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.89, 55.39, 33.84°)
OKLab	oklab(55.97% 0.1337 0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(55.97% 0.152 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.2407, 15.9350, 6.3558)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD493E #3EB2BD

analogous

#BD3E73 #BD493E #BD893E

triadic

#BD493E #3EBD49 #493EBD

tetradic

#BD493E #73BD3E #3EB2BD #893EBD

square

#BD493E #73BD3E #3EB2BD #893EBD

split-complementary

#BD493E #3EBD89 #3E73BD

monochromatic

#612520 #8F372F #BD493E #CE736A #DD9E98

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#BD493E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#BD493E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD493E

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD493E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD493E	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685F3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85793B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF3047

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd493e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 73, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.152 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88173',
    500: '#bd493e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd493e;
$custom-light: #d88173;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd493e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.197,
    "s": 50.598,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55973,
    "c": 0.15186,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15932
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD493E

secondary

#8EC4C9

accent

#CEDA4E

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD493E

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

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