#BD543B#BD543B
#BD543B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.141 H 34.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD543B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 84, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 69%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 68.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.86, 40.58, 34.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.86, 53.52, 40.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.45% 0.1162 0.0804) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.45% 0.141 34.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9484, 17.4784, 6.1967) |
| Luminance | 0.1747 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.49
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.56
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.67
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.72
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.79
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 7.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD543B #3BA4BD
analogous
#BD3B63 #BD543B #BD953B
triadic
#BD543B #3BBD54 #543BBD
tetradic
#BD543B #63BD3B #3BA4BD #953BBD
square
#BD543B #63BD3B #3BA4BD #953BBD
split-complementary
#BD543B #3BBD95 #3B63BD
monochromatic
#602B1E #8E3F2C #BD543B #CF7A66 #DEA395
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.67
#BD543B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.50
#BD543B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD543B
4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD543B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD543B | 1.00 | 4.67 | 4.50 | 4.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706638
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7D38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF3F4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd543b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 84, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.141 34.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78772',
500: '#bd543b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd543b; $custom-light: #d78772; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd543b",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 84,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.538,
"s": 52.419,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57448,
"c": 0.14134,
"h": 34.7
},
"luminance": 0.17475
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD543B
secondary
#8BBDC9
accent
#C0DC4C
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B