#BD5238#BD5238

#BD5238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.144 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD5238
RGB	rgb(189, 82, 56)
HSL	hsl(12, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(12, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.6%, 70.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.44, 41.41, 36.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.44, 54.92, 41.07°)
OKLab	oklab(57.12% 0.1182 0.0825)
OKLCH	oklch(57.12% 0.144 34.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.7198, 17.1421, 5.7477)
Luminance	0.1714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD5238 #38A3BD

analogous

#BD3861 #BD5238 #BD9438

triadic

#BD5238 #38BD52 #5238BD

tetradic

#BD5238 #61BD38 #38A3BD #9438BD

square

#BD5238 #61BD38 #38A3BD #9438BD

split-complementary

#BD5238 #38BD94 #3861BD

monochromatic

#5F291C #8E3E2A #BD5238 #D07762 #DEA091

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#BD5238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#BD5238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD5238

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD5238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD5238	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)

#6F6435

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897C35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF3C4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd5238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 82, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.144 34.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8866f',
    500: '#bd5238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd5238;
$custom-light: #d8866f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd5238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.729,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57118,
    "c": 0.14414,
    "h": 34.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD5238

secondary

#87BCC9

accent

#C1DE4A

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCF0EC

border

#D5CBC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD5238

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

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