#BF5535#BF5535

#BF5535 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.144 H 37.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF5535
RGB	rgb(191, 85, 53)
HSL	hsl(14, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(14, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.5%, 72.3%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.29, 40.53, 38.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.29, 56.09, 43.72°)
OKLab	oklab(57.82% 0.1148 0.0876)
OKLCH	oklch(57.82% 0.144 37.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.3795, 17.8337, 5.4733)
Luminance	0.1783 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF5535 #359FBF

analogous

#BF355A #BF5535 #BF9A35

triadic

#BF5535 #35BF55 #5535BF

tetradic

#BF5535 #5ABF35 #359FBF #9A35BF

square

#BF5535 #5ABF35 #359FBF #9A35BF

split-complementary

#BF5535 #35BF9A #355ABF

monochromatic

#5F2A1A #8F4028 #BF5535 #D37A5F #E0A18F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#BF5535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#BF5535 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF5535

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF5535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF5535	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726731

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7E32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D13F4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf5535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 85, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.144 37.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9886e',
    500: '#bf5535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf5535;
$custom-light: #d9886e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf5535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.913,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57818,
    "c": 0.14439,
    "h": 37.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF5535

secondary

#85BACA

accent

#BDE048

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCF0EC

border

#D5CBC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF5535

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

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