#BD6955#BD6955
#BD6955 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.112 H 34.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD6955 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 105, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 44%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 55%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.4%, 55%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.58, 31.51, 25.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.58, 40.84, 39.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.17% 0.0926 0.0633) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.17% 0.112 34.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6795, 21.5807, 11.3003) |
| Luminance | 0.2158 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.83
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.21
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.37
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.59
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.62
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD6955 #55A9BD
analogous
#BD5575 #BD6955 #BD9D55
triadic
#BD6955 #55BD69 #6955BD
tetradic
#BD6955 #75BD55 #55A9BD #9D55BD
square
#BD6955 #75BD55 #55A9BD #9D55BD
split-complementary
#BD6955 #55BD9D #5575BD
monochromatic
#6D372A #994E3C #BD6955 #CE9081 #DFB7AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.95
#BD6955 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.32
#BD6955 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD6955
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD6955 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD6955 | 1.00 | 3.95 | 5.32 | 5.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E7553
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928754
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD5B64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd6955; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 105, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.112 34.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59585',
500: '#bd6955',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd6955; $custom-light: #d59585; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd6955",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 105,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.538,
"s": 44.068,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61172,
"c": 0.11215,
"h": 34.4
},
"luminance": 0.21578
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD6955
secondary
#A1C5CD
accent
#BBD454
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FBF2EF
border
#D4CCCA
text
#150D0B
muted
#837E7C