#BE5B3B#BE5B3B
#BE5B3B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.136 H 38.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE5B3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 91, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 53%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 69%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.1%, 68.9%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.39, 37.44, 36.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.39, 52.43, 44.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.64% 0.1064 0.0844) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.64% 0.136 38.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7681, 18.7482, 6.3986) |
| Luminance | 0.1875 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.12
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.21
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.76
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.96
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.25
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE5B3B #3B9EBE
analogous
#BE3B5D #BE5B3B #BE9D3B
triadic
#BE5B3B #3BBE5B #5B3BBE
tetradic
#BE5B3B #5DBE3B #3B9EBE #9D3BBE
square
#BE5B3B #5DBE3B #3B9EBE #9D3BBE
split-complementary
#BE5B3B #3BBE9D #3B5DBE
monochromatic
#612E1E #8F452C #BE5B3B #D08067 #DEA795
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.42
#BE5B3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.75
#BE5B3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE5B3B
4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE5B3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE5B3B | 1.00 | 4.42 | 4.75 | 4.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766A38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8039
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D04754
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be5b3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 91, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.136 38.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d88c72',
500: '#be5b3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be5b3b; $custom-light: #d88c72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be5b3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 91,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.656,
"s": 52.61,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58644,
"c": 0.13579,
"h": 38.4
},
"luminance": 0.18745
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE5B3B
secondary
#8BBACA
accent
#B9DC4C
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B