#BD5534#BD5534

#BD5534 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.142 H 38.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD5534
RGB	rgb(189, 85, 52)
HSL	hsl(14, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(14, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55%, 72.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.97, 39.72, 38.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.97, 55.56, 44.37°)
OKLab	oklab(57.5% 0.1123 0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(57.5% 0.142 38)
XYZ	xyz(24.8570, 17.5669, 5.3300)
Luminance	0.1756 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD5534 #349CBD

analogous

#BD3457 #BD5534 #BD9A34

triadic

#BD5534 #34BD55 #5534BD

tetradic

#BD5534 #57BD34 #349CBD #9A34BD

square

#BD5534 #57BD34 #349CBD #9A34BD

split-complementary

#BD5534 #34BD9A #3457BD

monochromatic

#5D2A1A #8D3F27 #BD5534 #D2785C #DFA08C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#BD5534 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#BD5534 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD5534

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD5534	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD5534	1.00	4.65	4.51	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#716630

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7D31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF3F4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd5534;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 85, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.142 38.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8886d',
    500: '#bd5534',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd5534;
$custom-light: #d8886d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd5534",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.453,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57504,
    "c": 0.14247,
    "h": 38
  },
  "luminance": 0.17564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD5534

secondary

#83B9CA

accent

#BBE048

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCF0EB

border

#D5CBC6

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD5534

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

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