#BE5E47#BE5E47
#BE5E47 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.129 H 34.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE5E47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 94, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 48%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 63%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.5%, 62.6%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.16, 36.64, 30.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.16, 47.95, 40.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.29% 0.1061 0.0733) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.29% 0.129 34.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3775, 19.4106, 8.3175) |
| Luminance | 0.1941 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.18
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.13
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.46
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.50
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.71
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE5E47 #47A7BE
analogous
#BE476B #BE5E47 #BE9947
triadic
#BE5E47 #47BE5E #5E47BE
tetradic
#BE5E47 #6BBE47 #47A7BE #9947BE
square
#BE5E47 #6BBE47 #47A7BE #9947BE
split-complementary
#BE5E47 #47BE99 #476BBE
monochromatic
#663124 #944734 #BE5E47 #CE8674 #DEADA1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.30
#BE5E47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.88
#BE5E47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE5E47
4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE5E47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE5E47 | 1.00 | 4.30 | 4.88 | 4.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776D45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8245
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF4C59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be5e47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 94, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.129 34.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78e7a',
500: '#be5e47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be5e47; $custom-light: #d78e7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be5e47",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 94,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.597,
"s": 47.791,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59285,
"c": 0.12895,
"h": 34.6
},
"luminance": 0.19407
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE5E47
secondary
#96C1CB
accent
#BDD750
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C09
muted
#837D7B