#BE5B3C#BE5B3C
#BE5B3C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.135 H 38.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE5B3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 91, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 68%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.1%, 68.4%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.40, 37.49, 36.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.40, 52.10, 43.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.66% 0.1068 0.0834) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.66% 0.135 38) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7943, 18.7587, 6.5365) |
| Luminance | 0.1876 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.28
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.29
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.83
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.88
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.35
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE5B3C #3C9FBE
analogous
#BE3C5E #BE5B3C #BE9C3C
triadic
#BE5B3C #3CBE5B #5B3CBE
tetradic
#BE5B3C #5EBE3C #3C9FBE #9C3CBE
square
#BE5B3C #5EBE3C #3C9FBE #9C3CBE
split-complementary
#BE5B3C #3CBE9C #3C5EBE
monochromatic
#612E1F #8F452D #BE5B3C #CF8168 #DEA796
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.42
#BE5B3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.75
#BE5B3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE5B3C
4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE5B3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE5B3C | 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)
#756B39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E803A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D04754
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be5b3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 91, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.135 38.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d88c73',
500: '#be5b3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be5b3c; $custom-light: #d88c73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be5b3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 91,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.308,
"s": 52,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58658,
"c": 0.13546,
"h": 38
},
"luminance": 0.18756
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE5B3C
secondary
#8CBBCA
accent
#B9DB4C
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B