#BD6B56#BD6B56
#BD6B56 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.110 H 35.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD6B56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 107, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 44%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 54%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.4%, 54.5%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.04, 30.52, 26.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.04, 40.09, 40.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.53% 0.0896 0.0634) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.53% 0.11 35.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9256, 22.0089, 11.5797) |
| Luminance | 0.2201 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.53
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 3.86
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.94
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.37
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.38
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD6B56 #56A8BD
analogous
#BD5675 #BD6B56 #BD9F56
triadic
#BD6B56 #56BD6B #6B56BD
tetradic
#BD6B56 #75BD56 #56A8BD #9F56BD
square
#BD6B56 #75BD56 #56A8BD #9F56BD
split-complementary
#BD6B56 #56BD9F #5675BD
monochromatic
#6E382B #9A4F3C #BD6B56 #CE9282 #DFB8AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.89
#BD6B56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.40
#BD6B56 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD6B56
5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD6B56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD6B56 | 1.00 | 3.89 | 5.40 | 5.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7754
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938855
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD5D66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd6b56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 107, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.110 35.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59686',
500: '#bd6b56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd6b56; $custom-light: #d59686; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd6b56",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 107,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.233,
"s": 43.83,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61528,
"c": 0.10982,
"h": 35.3
},
"luminance": 0.22006
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD6B56
secondary
#A1C4CD
accent
#BAD454
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FBF2EF
border
#D4CCCA
text
#150D0B
muted
#837E7C