#BE523E#BE523E

#BE523E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.144 H 32.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE523E
RGB	rgb(190, 82, 62)
HSL	hsl(9, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(9, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.8%, 67.4%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.68, 42.11, 33.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.68, 53.52, 38.11°)
OKLab	oklab(57.36% 0.1214 0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(57.36% 0.144 32.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.1244, 17.3328, 6.5790)
Luminance	0.1733 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE523E #3EAABE

analogous

#BE3E6A #BE523E #BE923E

triadic

#BE523E #3EBE52 #523EBE

tetradic

#BE523E #6ABE3E #3EAABE #923EBE

square

#BE523E #6ABE3E #3EAABE #923EBE

split-complementary

#BE523E #3EBE92 #3E6ABE

monochromatic

#622A20 #903E2F #BE523E #CF7A6B #DEA499

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#BE523E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#BE523E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE523E

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE523E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE523E	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E653C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897C3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D03C4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be523e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 82, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.144 32.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88674',
    500: '#be523e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be523e;
$custom-light: #d88674;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be523e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.375,
    "s": 50.794,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57355,
    "c": 0.14366,
    "h": 32.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE523E

secondary

#8EC0C9

accent

#C4DA4E

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCF0ED

border

#D5CBC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE523E

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

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