#BE4E32#BE4E32

#BE4E32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.151 H 35.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4E32
RGB	rgb(190, 78, 50)
HSL	hsl(12, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(12, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.9%, 73.7%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.79, 43.42, 38.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.79, 58.14, 41.69°)
OKLab	oklab(56.64% 0.1232 0.0869)
OKLCH	oklch(56.64% 0.151 35.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.5378, 16.6295, 4.9347)
Luminance	0.1663 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4E32 #32A2BE

analogous

#BE325C #BE4E32 #BE9432

triadic

#BE4E32 #32BE4E #4E32BE

tetradic

#BE4E32 #5CBE32 #32A2BE #9432BE

square

#BE4E32 #5CBE32 #32A2BE #9432BE

split-complementary

#BE4E32 #32BE94 #325CBE

monochromatic

#5D2619 #8E3A25 #BE4E32 #D3725A #E09B8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#BE4E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#BE4E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4E32

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4E32	1.00	4.86	4.33	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D622F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887B2F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D13548

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 78, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.151 35.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9836b',
    500: '#be4e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4e32;
$custom-light: #d9836b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56636,
    "c": 0.15074,
    "h": 35.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4E32

secondary

#82BCCA

accent

#C2E246

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4E32

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

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