#BE4A25#BE4A25
#BE4A25 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.158 H 37.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE4A25 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 74, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 67%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 81%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.1%, 80.5%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.95, 44.78, 44.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.95, 63.15, 44.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.96% 0.125 0.0961) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.96% 0.158 37.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0205, 15.9817, 3.5698) |
| Luminance | 0.1598 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 3.85
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.68
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 6.43
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 6.54
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.63
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE4A25 #2599BE
analogous
#BE254C #BE4A25 #BE9725
triadic
#BE4A25 #25BE4A #4A25BE
tetradic
#BE4A25 #4CBE25 #2599BE #9725BE
square
#BE4A25 #4CBE25 #2599BE #9725BE
split-complementary
#BE4A25 #25BE97 #254CBE
monochromatic
#582211 #8B361B #BE4A25 #DB6A45 #E59379
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.01
#BE4A25 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#BE4A25 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BE4A25
5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE4A25 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE4A25 | 1.00 | 5.01 | 4.20 | 5.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B5F20
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877920
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D12D43
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be4a25; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 74, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.158 37.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da8162',
500: '#be4a25',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be4a25; $custom-light: #da8162; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be4a25",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 74,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.51,
"s": 67.401,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55962,
"c": 0.15768,
"h": 37.5
},
"luminance": 0.15978
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE4A25
secondary
#72B7CD
accent
#C1EA3E
background
#FEF8F5
surface
#FDEFEA
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160B05
muted
#847C79