#BF8472#BF8472

#BF8472 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.078 H 37.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF8472
RGB	rgb(191, 132, 114)
HSL	hsl(14, 38%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(14, 40%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.9%, 40.3%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.60, 20.45, 18.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.60, 27.82, 42.69°)
OKLab	oklab(66.81% 0.0618 0.0477)
OKLCH	oklch(66.81% 0.078 37.7)
XYZ	xyz(32.7757, 28.7961, 19.7482)
Luminance	0.2879 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF8472 #72ADBF

analogous

#BF7287 #BF8472 #BFAB72

triadic

#BF8472 #72BF84 #8472BF

tetradic

#BF8472 #87BF72 #72ADBF #AB72BF

square

#BF8472 #87BF72 #72ADBF #AB72BF

split-complementary

#BF8472 #72BFAB #7287BF

monochromatic

#7E4939 #A8624C #BF8472 #D2A99C #E5CDC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.11

#BF8472 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.76

#BF8472 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BF8472

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF8472	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BF8472	1.00	3.11	6.76	6.76
#FFFFFF	3.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#928B71

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A09772

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC7B7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf8472;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 132, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.078 37.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4a89a',
    500: '#bf8472',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf8472;
$custom-light: #d4a89a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf8472",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.026,
    "s": 37.561,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66806,
    "c": 0.07803,
    "h": 37.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.28794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF8472

secondary

#B8CED5

accent

#B3CE5A

background

#FDFAF9

surface

#FAF4F2

border

#D3CECC

text

#140F0E

muted

#837F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF8472

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

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