#BD553B#BD553B

#BD553B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.140 H 35.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD553B
RGB	rgb(189, 85, 59)
HSL	hsl(12, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(12, 69%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55%, 68.8%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.05, 40.08, 35.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.05, 53.29, 41.22°)
OKLab	oklab(57.59% 0.1147 0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(57.59% 0.14 35.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.0266, 17.6347, 6.2228)
Luminance	0.1763 (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

#BD553B #3BA3BD

analogous

#BD3B62 #BD553B #BD963B

triadic

#BD553B #3BBD55 #553BBD

tetradic

#BD553B #62BD3B #3BA3BD #963BBD

square

#BD553B #62BD3B #3BA3BD #963BBD

split-complementary

#BD553B #3BBD96 #3B62BD

monochromatic

#602B1E #8E402C #BD553B #CF7B66 #DEA395

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#BD553B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#BD553B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD553B

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD553B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD553B	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#716638

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7D39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF404F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd553b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 85, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.140 35.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78872',
    500: '#bd553b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd553b;
$custom-light: #d78872;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd553b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57594,
    "c": 0.14036,
    "h": 35.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD553B

secondary

#8BBDC9

accent

#BFDC4C

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCF0EC

border

#D5CBC7

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD553B

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

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