#BD512E#BD512E

#BD512E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.148 H 38.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD512E
RGB	rgb(189, 81, 46)
HSL	hsl(15, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(15, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 75.7%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.14, 41.42, 41.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.14, 58.37, 44.80°)
OKLab	oklab(56.86% 0.1164 0.0913)
OKLCH	oklch(56.86% 0.148 38.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.4243, 16.9042, 4.5609)
Luminance	0.1690 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD512E #2E9ABD

analogous

#BD2E53 #BD512E #BD982E

triadic

#BD512E #2EBD51 #512EBD

tetradic

#BD512E #53BD2E #2E9ABD #982EBD

square

#BD512E #53BD2E #2E9ABD #982EBD

split-complementary

#BD512E #2EBD98 #2E53BD

monochromatic

#5B2716 #8C3C22 #BD512E #D57353 #E19B84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#BD512E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#BD512E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD512E

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD512E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD512E	1.00	4.79	4.38	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F632A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897B2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0394A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd512e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 81, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.148 38.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88569',
    500: '#bd512e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd512e;
$custom-light: #d88569;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd512e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.685,
    "s": 60.851,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56856,
    "c": 0.14792,
    "h": 38.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD512E

secondary

#7CB7CA

accent

#BDE444

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD512E

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

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