#BD553A#BD553A
#BD553A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.141 H 35.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD553A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 85, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 69%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55%, 69.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.04, 40.03, 35.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.04, 53.61, 41.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.58% 0.1143 0.0819) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.58% 0.141 35.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0009, 17.6245, 6.0875) |
| Luminance | 0.1762 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.10
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.14
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.24
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.64
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.16
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 7.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD553A #3AA2BD
analogous
#BD3A61 #BD553A #BD963A
triadic
#BD553A #3ABD55 #553ABD
tetradic
#BD553A #61BD3A #3AA2BD #963ABD
square
#BD553A #61BD3A #3AA2BD #963ABD
split-complementary
#BD553A #3ABD96 #3A61BD
monochromatic
#5F2B1D #8E402C #BD553A #D07B65 #DEA393
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.64
#BD553A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.52
#BD553A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD553A
4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD553A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD553A | 1.00 | 4.64 | 4.52 | 4.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#716637
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7D38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF404F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd553a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 85, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.141 35.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78871',
500: '#bd553a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd553a; $custom-light: #d78871; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd553a",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 85,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.366,
"s": 53.036,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57581,
"c": 0.14065,
"h": 35.6
},
"luminance": 0.17621
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD553A
secondary
#8ABCC9
accent
#BFDC4B
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B