#BF5238#BF5238

#BF5238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.146 H 34.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF5238
RGB	rgb(191, 82, 56)
HSL	hsl(12, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(12, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 70.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.76, 42.16, 36.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.76, 55.78, 40.91°)
OKLab	oklab(57.42% 0.1203 0.0834)
OKLCH	oklch(57.42% 0.146 34.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.2194, 17.3998, 5.7711)
Luminance	0.1740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF5238 #38A5BF

analogous

#BF3861 #BF5238 #BF9538

triadic

#BF5238 #38BF52 #5238BF

tetradic

#BF5238 #61BF38 #38A5BF #9538BF

square

#BF5238 #61BF38 #38A5BF #9538BF

split-complementary

#BF5238 #38BF95 #3861BF

monochromatic

#60291C #903E2A #BF5238 #D17863 #DFA192

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#BF5238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#BF5238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF5238

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF5238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF5238	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6535

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7D35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D13B4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf5238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 82, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.146 34.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9866f',
    500: '#bf5238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf5238;
$custom-light: #d9866f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf5238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.556,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57424,
    "c": 0.14639,
    "h": 34.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF5238

secondary

#89BECA

accent

#C1DE4A

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCF0EC

border

#D5CBC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF5238

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

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