#BE4E31#BE4E31

#BE4E31 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.151 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4E31
RGB	rgb(190, 78, 49)
HSL	hsl(12, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(12, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.9%, 74.2%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.78, 43.37, 39.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.78, 58.46, 42.11°)
OKLab	oklab(56.63% 0.1229 0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(56.63% 0.151 35.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.5165, 16.6210, 4.8223)
Luminance	0.1662 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4E31 #31A1BE

analogous

#BE315B #BE4E31 #BE9431

triadic

#BE4E31 #31BE4E #4E31BE

tetradic

#BE4E31 #5BBE31 #31A1BE #9431BE

square

#BE4E31 #5BBE31 #31A1BE #9431BE

split-complementary

#BE4E31 #31BE94 #315BBE

monochromatic

#5D2618 #8D3A24 #BE4E31 #D47258 #E19B89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#BE4E31 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#BE4E31 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4E31

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4E31	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4E31	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D622D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887B2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D13548

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4e31;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 78, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.151 35.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9836a',
    500: '#be4e31',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4e31;
$custom-light: #d9836a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4e31",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.34,
    "s": 58.996,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56625,
    "c": 0.151,
    "h": 35.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4E31

secondary

#80BBCA

accent

#C2E246

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4E31

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

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