#BF5B3B#BF5B3B
#BF5B3B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.137 H 38.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF5B3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 91, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 53%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 69%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.4%, 69.1%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.54, 37.83, 36.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.54, 52.86, 44.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.79% 0.1075 0.0848) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.79% 0.137 38.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0188, 18.8775, 6.4104) |
| Luminance | 0.1887 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.01
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.08
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.63
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.00
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.26
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF5B3B #3B9FBF
analogous
#BF3B5D #BF5B3B #BF9D3B
triadic
#BF5B3B #3BBF5B #5B3BBF
tetradic
#BF5B3B #5DBF3B #3B9FBF #9D3BBF
square
#BF5B3B #5DBF3B #3B9FBF #9D3BBF
split-complementary
#BF5B3B #3BBF9D #3B5DBF
monochromatic
#612E1E #90452D #BF5B3B #D08167 #DFA796
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.40
#BF5B3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.77
#BF5B3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BF5B3B
4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF5B3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF5B3B | 1.00 | 4.40 | 4.77 | 4.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766B38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8139
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D14754
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf5b3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 91, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.137 38.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d98c72',
500: '#bf5b3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf5b3b; $custom-light: #d98c72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf5b3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 91,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.545,
"s": 52.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58791,
"c": 0.13692,
"h": 38.3
},
"luminance": 0.18874
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF5B3B
secondary
#8CBBCA
accent
#B9DC4C
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B