#BD5C49#BD5C49
#BD5C49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.129 H 32.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD5C49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 92, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 47%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 61%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.3%, 61.4%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.64, 37.42, 29.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.64, 47.41, 37.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.86% 0.109 0.0695) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.86% 0.129 32.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0182, 18.9572, 8.5910) |
| Luminance | 0.1895 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.37
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.05
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.48
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.15
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.46
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD5C49 #49AABD
analogous
#BD4970 #BD5C49 #BD9649
triadic
#BD5C49 #49BD5C #5C49BD
tetradic
#BD5C49 #70BD49 #49AABD #9649BD
square
#BD5C49 #70BD49 #49AABD #9649BD
split-complementary
#BD5C49 #49BD96 #4970BD
monochromatic
#663025 #934535 #BD5C49 #CD8476 #DEACA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.38
#BD5C49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.79
#BD5C49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD5C49
4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD5C49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD5C49 | 1.00 | 4.38 | 4.79 | 4.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756C47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C8047
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE4B58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd5c49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 92, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.129 32.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68c7c',
500: '#bd5c49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd5c49; $custom-light: #d68c7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd5c49",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 92,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.828,
"s": 46.774,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58864,
"c": 0.12921,
"h": 32.5
},
"luminance": 0.18954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD5C49
secondary
#97C2CA
accent
#C1D651
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0EE
border
#D4CBC9
text
#150C09
muted
#837D7B