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#bd5a52 color: Wild Chestnut

#bd5a52 is rgb(189, 90, 82) in RGB and oklch(58.722% 0.12922 26.458) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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4°
100%

58.7%
0.129
26°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Mahogany
  • amber-700
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #bd5a52

#bd5a52 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 58.7% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 26°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.42:1 contrast and black text 4.75:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Wild Chestnut (#bc5d58). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #bd5a52 mixed with white

  1. bd5a52
  2. c56b62
  3. cd7b73
  4. d58c84
  5. dc9c95
  6. e2aca6
  7. e9bdb7
  8. efcdc9
  9. f5dedb
  10. faeeed

Darker: #bd5a52 mixed with black

  1. bd5a52
  2. a44d46
  3. 8c413b
  4. 74352f
  5. 5d2925
  6. 471e1a
  7. 331311
  8. 1f0908
  9. 0d0302
  10. 020000

Calmer: #bd5a52 with less saturation

  1. bd5a52
  2. b75f57
  3. b2635b
  4. ac6760
  5. a66a64
  6. 9f6e68
  7. 99716c
  8. 927470
  9. 8b7774
  10. 847a78

Questions about #bd5a52

What color is #bd5a52?

#bd5a52 is soft red. The closest named color is Wild Chestnut. In RGB it is rgb(189, 90, 82), in HSL hsl(4.49, 44.77%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.722% 0.12922 26.458).

What colors go well with #bd5a52?

The complementary color of #bd5a52 is #008fa0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b7587e and #b5651f. The triadic partners are #40904b and #5978c9.

Is white or black text more readable on #bd5a52?

White text reads better on #bd5a52: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and black gives 4.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bd5a52 a warm or cool color?

#bd5a52 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 26 degrees, its lightness 58.7% and its chroma 0.129.