#BD503D#BD503D
#BD503D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.145 H 31.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD503D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 80, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.7%, 67.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.13, 42.65, 32.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.13, 53.87, 37.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.9% 0.123 0.0764) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.9% 0.145 31.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6996, 16.8963, 6.3746) |
| Luminance | 0.1689 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.87
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.77
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.91
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.96
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.94
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 7.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD503D #3DAABD
analogous
#BD3D6A #BD503D #BD903D
triadic
#BD503D #3DBD50 #503DBD
tetradic
#BD503D #6ABD3D #3DAABD #903DBD
square
#BD503D #6ABD3D #3DAABD #903DBD
split-complementary
#BD503D #3DBD90 #3D6ABD
monochromatic
#60291F #8F3C2E #BD503D #CE7869 #DDA197
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.80
#BD503D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.38
#BD503D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD503D
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD503D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD503D | 1.00 | 4.80 | 4.38 | 4.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D633B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887B3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF3A4C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd503d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 80, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.145 31.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78573',
500: '#bd503d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd503d; $custom-light: #d78573; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd503d",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 80,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.906,
"s": 51.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56905,
"c": 0.14481,
"h": 31.8
},
"luminance": 0.16893
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD503D
secondary
#8DC0C9
accent
#C6DB4D
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B