#BF482C#BF482C

#BF482C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.159 H 34.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF482C
RGB	rgb(191, 72, 44)
HSL	hsl(11, 63%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(11, 77%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 77%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.84, 46.31, 40.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.84, 61.80, 41.45°)
OKLab	oklab(55.93% 0.1309 0.0902)
OKLCH	oklch(55.93% 0.159 34.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.2605, 15.8964, 4.1732)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF482C #2CA3BF

analogous

#BF2C59 #BF482C #BF912C

triadic

#BF482C #2CBF48 #482CBF

tetradic

#BF482C #59BF2C #2CA3BF #912CBF

square

#BF482C #59BF2C #2CA3BF #912CBF

split-complementary

#BF482C #2CBF91 #2C59BF

monochromatic

#5C2215 #8D3521 #BF482C #D76B51 #E29583

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#BF482C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#BF482C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF482C

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF482C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF482C	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695E28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877928

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D22A42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf482c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 72, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.159 34.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da8067',
    500: '#bf482c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf482c;
$custom-light: #da8067;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf482c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.429,
    "s": 62.553,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5593,
    "c": 0.15897,
    "h": 34.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15893
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF482C

secondary

#7BBCCC

accent

#C6E642

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF482C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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