#BD5237#BD5237

#BD5237 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.144 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD5237
RGB	rgb(189, 82, 55)
HSL	hsl(12, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(12, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.6%, 70.9%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.43, 41.35, 36.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.43, 55.23, 41.52°)
OKLab	oklab(57.11% 0.1179 0.0835)
OKLCH	oklch(57.11% 0.144 35.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.6956, 17.1325, 5.6201)
Luminance	0.1713 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD5237 #37A2BD

analogous

#BD375F #BD5237 #BD9537

triadic

#BD5237 #37BD52 #5237BD

tetradic

#BD5237 #5FBD37 #37A2BD #9537BD

square

#BD5237 #5FBD37 #37A2BD #9537BD

split-complementary

#BD5237 #37BD95 #375FBD

monochromatic

#5E291B #8E3D29 #BD5237 #D17760 #DFA090

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#BD5237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#BD5237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD5237

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD5237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD5237	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6434

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897C34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF3B4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd5237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 82, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.144 35.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8866f',
    500: '#bd5237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd5237;
$custom-light: #d8866f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd5237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.09,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57105,
    "c": 0.14442,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD5237

secondary

#86BCC9

accent

#C0DE4A

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCF0EC

border

#D5CBC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD5237

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

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