#BD5942#BD5942

#BD5942 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.134 H 34.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD5942
RGB	rgb(189, 89, 66)
HSL	hsl(11, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(11, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 65.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.93, 38.49, 32.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.93, 50.20, 39.94°)
OKLab	oklab(58.29% 0.111 0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(58.29% 0.134 34.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.5443, 18.3600, 7.3519)
Luminance	0.1836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD5942 #42A6BD

analogous

#BD4268 #BD5942 #BD9742

triadic

#BD5942 #42BD59 #5942BD

tetradic

#BD5942 #68BD42 #42A6BD #9742BD

square

#BD5942 #68BD42 #42A6BD #9742BD

split-complementary

#BD5942 #42BD97 #4268BD

monochromatic

#622E22 #904432 #BD5942 #CD816F #DDA99D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#BD5942 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#BD5942 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BD5942

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD5942	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD5942	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#736940

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7F40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF4654

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd5942;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 89, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.134 34.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78a77',
    500: '#bd5942',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd5942;
$custom-light: #d78a77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd5942",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.22,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58293,
    "c": 0.13432,
    "h": 34.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD5942

secondary

#92BFC9

accent

#BED850

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCF0ED

border

#D5CBC8

text

#150C08

muted

#847D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD5942

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

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