#BE553E#BE553E
#BE553E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.141 H 33.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE553E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 85, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 67%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.3%, 67.4%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.25, 40.64, 33.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.25, 52.80, 39.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.79% 0.1168 0.0783) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.79% 0.141 33.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3556, 17.7951, 6.6561) |
| Luminance | 0.1779 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.98
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.33
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.39
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.43
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.57
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE553E #3EA7BE
analogous
#BE3E67 #BE553E #BE953E
triadic
#BE553E #3EBE55 #553EBE
tetradic
#BE553E #67BE3E #3EA7BE #953EBE
square
#BE553E #67BE3E #3EA7BE #953EBE
split-complementary
#BE553E #3EBE95 #3E67BE
monochromatic
#622C20 #90402F #BE553E #CF7D6B #DEA599
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.61
#BE553E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.56
#BE553E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BE553E
4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE553E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE553E | 1.00 | 4.61 | 4.56 | 4.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#71673B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7E3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D04050
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be553e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 85, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.141 33.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d88874',
500: '#be553e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be553e; $custom-light: #d88874; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be553e",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 85,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.781,
"s": 50.794,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57787,
"c": 0.14063,
"h": 33.8
},
"luminance": 0.17792
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE553E
secondary
#8EBFC9
accent
#C1DA4E
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B