#BD6B50#BD6B50
#BD6B50 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.112 H 38.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD6B50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 107, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 45%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 58%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.4%, 57.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.94, 30.02, 29.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.94, 41.93, 44.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.42% 0.0873 0.0705) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.42% 0.112 38.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6939, 21.9162, 10.3596) |
| Luminance | 0.2191 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.54
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.91
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.74
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.84
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.87
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD6B50 #50A2BD
analogous
#BD506C #BD6B50 #BDA150
triadic
#BD6B50 #50BD6B #6B50BD
tetradic
#BD6B50 #6CBD50 #50A2BD #A150BD
square
#BD6B50 #6CBD50 #50A2BD #A150BD
split-complementary
#BD6B50 #50BDA1 #506CBD
monochromatic
#6A3928 #975039 #BD6B50 #CE917C #DFB6A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.90
#BD6B50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.38
#BD6B50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD6B50
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD6B50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD6B50 | 1.00 | 3.90 | 5.38 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80764E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94884F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD5D64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd6b50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 107, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.112 38.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59681',
500: '#bd6b50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd6b50; $custom-light: #d59681; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd6b50",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 107,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.862,
"s": 45.228,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6142,
"c": 0.11217,
"h": 38.9
},
"luminance": 0.21913
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD6B50
secondary
#9DC0CC
accent
#B5D553
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150D0A
muted
#837E7C