#BD8B95#BD8B95
#BD8B95 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.315; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.062 H 5.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8B95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 139, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 27%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 26%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.5%, 21.2%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.89, 20.52, 2.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.89, 20.64, 6.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.8% 0.062 0.006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.8% 0.062 5.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6441, 31.4557, 32.6220) |
| Luminance | 0.3145 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 1.71
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 2.84
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 2.91
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 4.08
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 5.28
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8B95 #8BBDB3
analogous
#BD8BAE #BD8B95 #BD9A8B
triadic
#BD8B95 #95BD8B #8B95BD
tetradic
#BD8B95 #AEBD8B #8BBDB3 #9A8BBD
square
#BD8B95 #AEBD8B #8BBDB3 #9A8BBD
split-complementary
#BD8B95 #8BBD9A #8BAEBD
monochromatic
#834B56 #A76471 #BD8B95 #D3B2B9 #E9D9DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.88
#BD8B95 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.29
#BD8B95 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8B95
7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8B95 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8B95 | 1.00 | 2.88 | 7.29 | 7.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#929395
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9C94
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6888E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8b95; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 139, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.062 5.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1adb4',
500: '#bd8b95',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8b95; $custom-light: #d1adb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8b95",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 139,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348,
"s": 27.473,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68795,
"c": 0.06225,
"h": 5.6
},
"luminance": 0.31454
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8B95
secondary
#C9DBD7
accent
#A6923F
background
#FCFAFB
surface
#F9F4F6
border
#D2CED0
text
#141011
muted
#827F80