#BD5E45#BD5E45
#BD5E45 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.128 H 35.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD5E45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 94, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 48%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 63%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 63.5%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.99, 36.11, 31.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.99, 48.13, 41.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.11% 0.1042 0.0751) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.11% 0.128 35.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0654, 19.2569, 7.9734) |
| Luminance | 0.1925 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.96
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.78
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.18
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.25
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.53
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD5E45 #45A4BD
analogous
#BD4568 #BD5E45 #BD9A45
triadic
#BD5E45 #45BD5E #5E45BD
tetradic
#BD5E45 #68BD45 #45A4BD #9A45BD
square
#BD5E45 #68BD45 #45A4BD #9A45BD
split-complementary
#BD5E45 #45BD9A #4568BD
monochromatic
#643124 #914734 #BD5E45 #CD8572 #DDAC9F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.33
#BD5E45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.85
#BD5E45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD5E45
4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD5E45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD5E45 | 1.00 | 4.33 | 4.85 | 4.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776D42
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8143
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE4C58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd5e45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 94, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.128 35.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68e79',
500: '#bd5e45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd5e45; $custom-light: #d68e79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd5e45",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 94,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.5,
"s": 47.619,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5911,
"c": 0.12843,
"h": 35.8
},
"luminance": 0.19254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD5E45
secondary
#94BECA
accent
#BBD751
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C09
muted
#837D7B