#BD4E32#BD4E32

#BD4E32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.150 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4E32
RGB	rgb(189, 78, 50)
HSL	hsl(12, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(12, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 73.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.63, 43.05, 38.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.63, 57.72, 41.77°)
OKLab	oklab(56.48% 0.1221 0.0864)
OKLCH	oklch(56.48% 0.15 35.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.2889, 16.5012, 4.9230)
Luminance	0.1650 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4E32 #32A1BD

analogous

#BD325C #BD4E32 #BD9432

triadic

#BD4E32 #32BD4E #4E32BD

tetradic

#BD4E32 #5CBD32 #32A1BD #9432BD

square

#BD4E32 #5CBD32 #32A1BD #9432BD

split-complementary

#BD4E32 #32BD94 #325CBD

monochromatic

#5C2618 #8D3A25 #BD4E32 #D37259 #E09B89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#BD4E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#BD4E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4E32

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4E32	1.00	4.88	4.30	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C622F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887A2F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D03548

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 78, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.150 35.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8836b',
    500: '#bd4e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4e32;
$custom-light: #d8836b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.086,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5648,
    "c": 0.14963,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16498
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4E32

secondary

#81BBCA

accent

#C2E146

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4E32

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

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