#BD5C40#BD5C40
#BD5C40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.132 H 36.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD5C40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 92, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 49%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.3%, 66.1%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.51, 36.83, 34.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.51, 50.15, 42.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.72% 0.1055 0.0793) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.72% 0.132 36.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7411, 18.8463, 7.1317) |
| Luminance | 0.1884 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.45
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.57
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.79
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.06
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.46
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD5C40 #40A1BD
analogous
#BD4063 #BD5C40 #BD9B40
triadic
#BD5C40 #40BD5C #5C40BD
tetradic
#BD5C40 #63BD40 #40A1BD #9B40BD
square
#BD5C40 #63BD40 #40A1BD #9B40BD
split-complementary
#BD5C40 #40BD9B #4063BD
monochromatic
#622F21 #8F4631 #BD5C40 #CD826D #DDA99A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.40
#BD5C40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.77
#BD5C40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD5C40
4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD5C40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD5C40 | 1.00 | 4.40 | 4.77 | 4.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766B3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D803E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF4956
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd5c40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 92, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.132 36.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78c75',
500: '#bd5c40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd5c40; $custom-light: #d78c75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd5c40",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 92,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.44,
"s": 49.407,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58723,
"c": 0.13203,
"h": 36.9
},
"luminance": 0.18843
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD5C40
secondary
#90BCC9
accent
#BAD94F
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#847D7B