#BD493F#BD493F

#BD493F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.152 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD493F
RGB	rgb(189, 73, 63)
HSL	hsl(5, 50%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(5, 67%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 66.7%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.90, 46.07, 30.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.90, 55.13, 33.32°)
OKLab	oklab(55.99% 0.1341 0.0709)
OKLCH	oklch(55.99% 0.152 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.2684, 15.9461, 6.5016)
Luminance	0.1594 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD493F #3FB3BD

analogous

#BD3F74 #BD493F #BD883F

triadic

#BD493F #3FBD49 #493FBD

tetradic

#BD493F #74BD3F #3FB3BD #883FBD

square

#BD493F #74BD3F #3FB3BD #883FBD

split-complementary

#BD493F #3FBD88 #3F74BD

monochromatic

#612620 #8F3730 #BD493F #CE736B #DD9F99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#BD493F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#BD493F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD493F

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD493F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD493F	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685F3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85793C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF3047

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd493f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 73, 63);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.152 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88174',
    500: '#bd493f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd493f;
$custom-light: #d88174;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd493f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 63
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.762,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55989,
    "c": 0.15166,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15943
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD493F

secondary

#8FC4C9

accent

#CEDA4E

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD493F

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

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