#BF493F#BF493F

#BF493F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.154 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF493F
RGB	rgb(191, 73, 63)
HSL	hsl(5, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(5, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 67%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.24, 46.78, 30.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.24, 55.99, 33.34°)
OKLab	oklab(56.31% 0.1361 0.0719)
OKLCH	oklch(56.31% 0.154 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.7681, 16.2037, 6.5251)
Luminance	0.1620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF493F #3FB5BF

analogous

#BF3F75 #BF493F #BF893F

triadic

#BF493F #3FBF49 #493FBF

tetradic

#BF493F #75BF3F #3FB5BF #893FBF

square

#BF493F #75BF3F #3FB5BF #893FBF

split-complementary

#BF493F #3FBF89 #3F75BF

monochromatic

#632621 #913730 #BF493F #CF746D #DEA09B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#BF493F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#BF493F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF493F

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF493F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF493F	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68603D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867A3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12F47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf493f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 73, 63);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.154 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d98174',
    500: '#bf493f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf493f;
$custom-light: #d98174;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf493f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 63
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.687,
    "s": 50.394,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56307,
    "c": 0.1539,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF493F

secondary

#90C5CA

accent

#CFDA4E

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF493F

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

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