#BD4A2B#BD4A2B
#BD4A2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.155 H 35.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD4A2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 74, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 63%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 77%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.8%, 77.2%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.84, 44.63, 41.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.84, 60.83, 42.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.86% 0.1257 0.091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.86% 0.155 35.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8736, 15.8941, 4.0958) |
| Luminance | 0.1589 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.93
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.16
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.81
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.98
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.28
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 7.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD4A2B #2B9EBD
analogous
#BD2B55 #BD4A2B #BD932B
triadic
#BD4A2B #2BBD4A #4A2BBD
tetradic
#BD4A2B #55BD2B #2B9EBD #932BBD
square
#BD4A2B #55BD2B #2B9EBD #932BBD
split-complementary
#BD4A2B #2BBD93 #2B55BD
monochromatic
#592314 #8B3620 #BD4A2B #D76B4E #E29580
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.03
#BD4A2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.18
#BD4A2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD4A2B
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD4A2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD4A2B | 1.00 | 5.03 | 4.18 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A5F27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877927
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D02E44
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd4a2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 74, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.155 35.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d98166',
500: '#bd4a2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd4a2b; $custom-light: #d98166; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd4a2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 74,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.74,
"s": 62.931,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5586,
"c": 0.15519,
"h": 35.9
},
"luminance": 0.15891
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD4A2B
secondary
#79B9CB
accent
#C3E642
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160B06
muted
#847C7A