#BF5538#BF5538

#BF5538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.143 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF5538
RGB	rgb(191, 85, 56)
HSL	hsl(13, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(13, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.5%, 70.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.33, 40.68, 37.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.33, 55.11, 42.42°)
OKLab	oklab(57.86% 0.1158 0.0848)
OKLCH	oklch(57.86% 0.144 36.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.4506, 17.8622, 5.8481)
Luminance	0.1786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF5538 #38A2BF

analogous

#BF385E #BF5538 #BF9838

triadic

#BF5538 #38BF55 #5538BF

tetradic

#BF5538 #5EBF38 #38A2BF #9838BF

square

#BF5538 #5EBF38 #38A2BF #9838BF

split-complementary

#BF5538 #38BF98 #385EBF

monochromatic

#602B1C #90402A #BF5538 #D17B63 #DFA392

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#BF5538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#BF5538 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF5538

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF5538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF5538	1.00	4.59	4.57	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726735

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7E35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D13F4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf5538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 85, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.143 36.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d98870',
    500: '#bf5538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf5538;
$custom-light: #d98870;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf5538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.889,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57856,
    "c": 0.1435,
    "h": 36.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF5538

secondary

#89BCCA

accent

#BEDE4A

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCF0EC

border

#D5CBC7

text

#160C07

muted

#847D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF5538

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

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