#BD553D#BD553D
#BD553D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.140 H 34.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD553D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 85, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55%, 67.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.08, 40.20, 34.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.08, 52.67, 40.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.62% 0.1154 0.0789) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.62% 0.14 34.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0794, 17.6559, 6.5012) |
| Luminance | 0.1765 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.27
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.34
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.51
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.65
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.69
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD553D #3DA5BD
analogous
#BD3D65 #BD553D #BD953D
triadic
#BD553D #3DBD55 #553DBD
tetradic
#BD553D #65BD3D #3DA5BD #953DBD
square
#BD553D #65BD3D #3DA5BD #953DBD
split-complementary
#BD553D #3DBD95 #3D65BD
monochromatic
#602B1F #8F402E #BD553D #CE7C69 #DDA497
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.64
#BD553D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.53
#BD553D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD553D
4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD553D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD553D | 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)
#70673A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7D3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF4050
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd553d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 85, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.140 34.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78873',
500: '#bd553d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd553d; $custom-light: #d78873; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd553d",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 85,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.25,
"s": 51.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57622,
"c": 0.13977,
"h": 34.3
},
"luminance": 0.17653
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD553D
secondary
#8DBEC9
accent
#C0DB4D
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B