#BD6E55#BD6E55
#BD6E55 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.107 H 38.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD6E55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 110, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 44%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 55%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.8%, 55%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.69, 28.81, 27.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.69, 39.76, 43.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.02% 0.0843 0.0666) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.02% 0.107 38.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2038, 22.6293, 11.4751) |
| Luminance | 0.2263 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.97
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.55
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 3.94
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.06
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.53
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD6E55 #55A4BD
analogous
#BD5570 #BD6E55 #BDA255
triadic
#BD6E55 #55BD6E #6E55BD
tetradic
#BD6E55 #70BD55 #55A4BD #A255BD
square
#BD6E55 #70BD55 #55A4BD #A255BD
split-complementary
#BD6E55 #55BDA2 #5570BD
monochromatic
#6D3A2A #99523C #BD6E55 #CE9481 #DFB9AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.80
#BD6E55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.53
#BD6E55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD6E55
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD6E55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD6E55 | 1.00 | 3.80 | 5.53 | 5.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#827953
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958954
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD6168
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd6e55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 110, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.107 38.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59885',
500: '#bd6e55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd6e55; $custom-light: #d59885; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd6e55",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 110,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.423,
"s": 44.068,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62022,
"c": 0.10742,
"h": 38.3
},
"luminance": 0.22627
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD6E55
secondary
#A1C2CD
accent
#B5D454
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FBF2EF
border
#D4CCCA
text
#150E0B
muted
#837E7C