#BD512A#BD512A

#BD512A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.149 H 39.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD512A
RGB	rgb(189, 81, 42)
HSL	hsl(16, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(16, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 77.8%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.10, 41.26, 43.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.10, 59.69, 46.27°)
OKLab	oklab(56.82% 0.1152 0.0946)
OKLCH	oklch(56.82% 0.149 39.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.3491, 16.8741, 4.1649)
Luminance	0.1687 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD512A #2A96BD

analogous

#BD2A4D #BD512A #BD9A2A

triadic

#BD512A #2ABD51 #512ABD

tetradic

#BD512A #4DBD2A #2A96BD #9A2ABD

square

#BD512A #4DBD2A #2A96BD #9A2ABD

split-complementary

#BD512A #2ABD9A #2A4DBD

monochromatic

#592614 #8B3C1F #BD512A #D7724D #E3997F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#BD512A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#BD512A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD512A

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD512A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD512A	1.00	4.80	4.37	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6325

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7B27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D03849

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd512a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 81, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.149 39.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88566',
    500: '#bd512a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd512a;
$custom-light: #d88566;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd512a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.918,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56815,
    "c": 0.14904,
    "h": 39.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD512A

secondary

#78B5CB

accent

#BBE741

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD512A

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

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