#BF5438#BF5438
#BF5438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.144 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF5438 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 84, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 71%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56%, 70.7%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.14, 41.18, 36.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.14, 55.33, 41.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.71% 0.1173 0.0843) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.71% 0.144 35.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3725, 17.7058, 5.8221) |
| Luminance | 0.1770 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.98
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.99
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.53
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.54
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 7.32
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF5438 #38A3BF
analogous
#BF3860 #BF5438 #BF9738
triadic
#BF5438 #38BF54 #5438BF
tetradic
#BF5438 #60BF38 #38A3BF #9738BF
square
#BF5438 #60BF38 #38A3BF #9738BF
split-complementary
#BF5438 #38BF97 #3860BF
monochromatic
#602A1C #903F2A #BF5438 #D17A63 #DFA292
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#BF5438 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.54
#BF5438 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BF5438
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF5438 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF5438 | 1.00 | 4.62 | 4.54 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#716635
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7E35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D13E4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf5438; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 84, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.144 35.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d98770',
500: '#bf5438',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf5438; $custom-light: #d98770; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf5438",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 84,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.444,
"s": 54.656,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57711,
"c": 0.14445,
"h": 35.7
},
"luminance": 0.17703
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF5438
secondary
#89BDCA
accent
#BFDE4A
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160B07
muted
#847C7A