#BF493E#BF493E

#BF493E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.154 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF493E
RGB	rgb(191, 73, 62)
HSL	hsl(5, 51%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(5, 68%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 67.5%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.23, 46.72, 31.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.23, 56.25, 33.85°)
OKLab	oklab(56.29% 0.1357 0.073)
OKLCH	oklch(56.29% 0.154 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.7404, 16.1926, 6.3792)
Luminance	0.1619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF493E #3EB4BF

analogous

#BF3E74 #BF493E #BF893E

triadic

#BF493E #3EBF49 #493EBF

tetradic

#BF493E #74BF3E #3EB4BF #893EBF

square

#BF493E #74BF3E #3EB4BF #893EBF

split-complementary

#BF493E #3EBF89 #3E74BF

monochromatic

#632620 #91372F #BF493E #CF746B #DE9F99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#BF493E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#BF493E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF493E

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF493E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF493E	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68603C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867A3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12F47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf493e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 73, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.154 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d98173',
    500: '#bf493e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf493e;
$custom-light: #d98173;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf493e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.116,
    "s": 50.988,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56292,
    "c": 0.15409,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF493E

secondary

#8FC5CA

accent

#CEDA4D

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF493E

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

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