#BF512E#BF512E

#BF512E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.150 H 37.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF512E
RGB	rgb(191, 81, 46)
HSL	hsl(14, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(14, 76%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.6%, 75.9%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.46, 42.18, 41.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.46, 59.22, 44.58°)
OKLab	oklab(57.17% 0.1185 0.0921)
OKLCH	oklch(57.17% 0.15 37.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.9240, 17.1618, 4.5843)
Luminance	0.1716 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF512E #2E9CBF

analogous

#BF2E54 #BF512E #BF9A2E

triadic

#BF512E #2EBF51 #512EBF

tetradic

#BF512E #54BF2E #2E9CBF #9A2EBF

square

#BF512E #54BF2E #2E9CBF #9A2EBF

split-complementary

#BF512E #2EBF9A #2E54BF

monochromatic

#5C2716 #8E3C22 #BF512E #D67454 #E29C86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#BF512E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#BF512E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF512E

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF512E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF512E	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F642A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7C2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D2384A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf512e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 81, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.150 37.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da8569',
    500: '#bf512e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf512e;
$custom-light: #da8569;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf512e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.483,
    "s": 61.181,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57165,
    "c": 0.1501,
    "h": 37.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF512E

secondary

#7EB8CB

accent

#BDE444

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF512E

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

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