#CE542E#CE542E

#CE542E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.164 H 37.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CE542E
RGB	rgb(206, 84, 46)
HSL	hsl(14, 63%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(14, 78%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.2%, 77.7%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.45, 46.32, 45.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.45, 64.87, 44.44°)
OKLab	oklab(59.9% 0.1298 0.0994)
OKLCH	oklch(59.9% 0.164 37.4)
XYZ	xyz(29.1202, 19.6637, 4.8463)
Luminance	0.1966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CE542E #2EA8CE

analogous

#CE2E58 #CE542E #CEA42E

triadic

#CE542E #2ECE54 #542ECE

tetradic

#CE542E #58CE2E #2EA8CE #A42ECE

square

#CE542E #58CE2E #2EA8CE #A42ECE

split-complementary

#CE542E #2ECEA4 #2E58CE

monochromatic

#6A2B18 #9C4023 #CE542E #DB7C5E #E6A590

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.26

#CE542E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.93

#CE542E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CE542E

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CE542E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CE542E	1.00	4.26	4.93	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766A29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94852A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E2374C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ce542e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 84, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.164 37.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e58869',
    500: '#ce542e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ce542e;
$custom-light: #e58869;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ce542e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 206,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.25,
    "s": 63.492,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59902,
    "c": 0.16354,
    "h": 37.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1966
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CE542E

secondary

#87BFD1

accent

#BFE741

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEF0EB

border

#D6CBC6

text

#170C06

muted

#857D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CE542E

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

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