#BD8481#BD8481

#BD8481 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.071 H 22.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD8481
RGB	rgb(189, 132, 129)
HSL	hsl(3, 31%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(3, 32%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.2%, 31.7%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.70, 21.53, 10.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.70, 23.92, 25.87°)
OKLab	oklab(66.94% 0.0655 0.0272)
OKLCH	oklch(66.94% 0.071 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(33.2009, 28.9084, 24.5958)
Luminance	0.2891 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD8481 #81BABD

analogous

#BD819C #BD8481 #BDA281

triadic

#BD8481 #81BD84 #8481BD

tetradic

#BD8481 #9CBD81 #81BABD #A281BD

square

#BD8481 #9CBD81 #81BABD #A281BD

split-complementary

#BD8481 #81BDA2 #819CBD

monochromatic

#804643 #A85D59 #BD8481 #D2ABA9 #E7D2D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.10

#BD8481 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.78

#BD8481 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BD8481

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD8481	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD8481	1.00	3.10	6.78	6.78
#FFFFFF	3.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F8C81

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9D9780

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C97E83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd8481;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 132, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.071 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2a8a5',
    500: '#bd8481',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd8481;
$custom-light: #d2a8a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd8481",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3,
    "s": 31.25,
    "l": 62.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6694,
    "c": 0.07094,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.28906
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD8481

secondary

#C2D7D8

accent

#A4AA3C

background

#FDFAFA

surface

#FAF4F4

border

#D3CECE

text

#140F0F

muted

#837F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD8481

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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