#BE493B#BE493B
#BE493B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.154 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE493B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 73, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 53%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 69%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 68.9%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.02, 46.20, 32.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.02, 56.64, 35.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.09% 0.1336 0.0758) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.09% 0.154 29.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4096, 16.0313, 5.9458) |
| Luminance | 0.1603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.21
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.20
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.72
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.07
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.64
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE493B #3BB0BE
analogous
#BE3B6F #BE493B #BE8B3B
triadic
#BE493B #3BBE49 #493BBE
tetradic
#BE493B #6FBE3B #3BB0BE #8B3BBE
square
#BE493B #6FBE3B #3BB0BE #8B3BBE
split-complementary
#BE493B #3BBE8B #3B6FBE
monochromatic
#61251E #8F372C #BE493B #D07267 #DE9D95
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#BE493B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#BE493B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BE493B
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE493B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE493B | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685F39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867938
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D02F46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be493b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 73, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.154 29.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d98171',
500: '#be493b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be493b; $custom-light: #d98171; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be493b",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 73,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.412,
"s": 52.61,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56087,
"c": 0.15357,
"h": 29.6
},
"luminance": 0.16028
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE493B
secondary
#8BC3CA
accent
#CDDC4C
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160B07
muted
#847C7A