#BD4F35#BD4F35
#BD4F35 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.148 H 34.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD4F35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 79, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 56%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 72%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 72%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.84, 42.71, 37.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.84, 56.54, 40.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.66% 0.1217 0.0841) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.66% 0.148 34.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4273, 16.6711, 5.2990) |
| Luminance | 0.1667 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.68
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.79
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 7.41
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 7.47
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 7.53
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD4F35 #35A3BD
analogous
#BD355F #BD4F35 #BD9335
triadic
#BD4F35 #35BD4F #4F35BD
tetradic
#BD4F35 #5FBD35 #35A3BD #9335BD
square
#BD4F35 #5FBD35 #35A3BD #9335BD
split-complementary
#BD4F35 #35BD93 #355FBD
monochromatic
#5D271A #8D3B28 #BD4F35 #D2745D #DF9D8D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.85
#BD4F35 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.33
#BD4F35 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD4F35
4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD4F35 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD4F35 | 1.00 | 4.85 | 4.33 | 4.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6232
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887B32
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF3749
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd4f35; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 79, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.148 34.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8846d',
500: '#bd4f35',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd4f35; $custom-light: #d8846d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd4f35",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 79,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.471,
"s": 56.198,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56656,
"c": 0.14788,
"h": 34.6
},
"luminance": 0.16668
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD4F35
secondary
#84BCCA
accent
#C3DF48
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160B07
muted
#847C7A