#BE5A3B#BE5A3B
#BE5A3B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.137 H 37.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE5A3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 90, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 53%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 69%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 68.9%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.19, 37.95, 36.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.19, 52.64, 43.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.49% 0.108 0.0838) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.49% 0.137 37.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6832, 18.5784, 6.3703) |
| Luminance | 0.1857 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.46
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.51
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.05
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.13
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.60
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE5A3B #3B9FBE
analogous
#BE3B5E #BE5A3B #BE9C3B
triadic
#BE5A3B #3BBE5A #5A3BBE
tetradic
#BE5A3B #5EBE3B #3B9FBE #9C3BBE
square
#BE5A3B #5EBE3B #3B9FBE #9C3BBE
split-complementary
#BE5A3B #3BBE9C #3B5EBE
monochromatic
#612E1E #8F442C #BE5A3B #D07F67 #DEA695
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.45
#BE5A3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.72
#BE5A3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE5A3B
4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE5A3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE5A3B | 1.00 | 4.45 | 4.72 | 4.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756A38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D8039
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D04653
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be5a3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 90, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.137 37.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d88b72',
500: '#be5a3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be5a3b; $custom-light: #d88b72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be5a3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 90,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.198,
"s": 52.61,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58491,
"c": 0.13672,
"h": 37.8
},
"luminance": 0.18575
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE5A3B
secondary
#8BBBCA
accent
#BADC4C
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B