#BE5B42#BE5B42
#BE5B42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.134 H 35.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE5B42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 91, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 49%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 65%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.1%, 65.3%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.48, 37.85, 32.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.48, 50.18, 41.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.74% 0.109 0.0771) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.74% 0.134 35.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9620, 18.8258, 7.4198) |
| Luminance | 0.1882 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.78
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.15
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.51
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.60
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.10
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE5B42 #42A5BE
analogous
#BE4267 #BE5B42 #BE9942
triadic
#BE5B42 #42BE5B #5B42BE
tetradic
#BE5B42 #67BE42 #42A5BE #9942BE
square
#BE5B42 #67BE42 #42A5BE #9942BE
split-complementary
#BE5B42 #42BE99 #4267BE
monochromatic
#632F22 #914532 #BE5B42 #CE8370 #DDAA9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.41
#BE5B42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.76
#BE5B42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE5B42
4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE5B42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE5B42 | 1.00 | 4.41 | 4.76 | 4.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756B3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D8040
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D04855
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be5b42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 91, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.134 35.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78c77',
500: '#be5b42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be5b42; $custom-light: #d78c77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be5b42",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 91,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.097,
"s": 48.819,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58743,
"c": 0.1335,
"h": 35.3
},
"luminance": 0.18823
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE5B42
secondary
#92BECA
accent
#BDD84F
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B