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#bd5a56 color: Wild Chestnut

#bd5a56 is rgb(189, 90, 86) in RGB and oklch(58.802% 0.12853 24.141) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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2°
100%

58.8%
0.129
24°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Mahogany
  • amber-700
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.41:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #bd5a56

#bd5a56 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 24°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.41:1 contrast and black text 4.76:1, 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: #bd5a56 mixed with white

  1. bd5a56
  2. c56b66
  3. cd7b76
  4. d58c86
  5. dc9c97
  6. e2aca8
  7. e9bdb9
  8. efcdca
  9. f5dedb
  10. faeeed

Darker: #bd5a56 mixed with black

  1. bd5a56
  2. a44d4a
  3. 8c413e
  4. 743532
  5. 5d2927
  6. 471e1c
  7. 331312
  8. 1f0908
  9. 0d0302
  10. 020000

Calmer: #bd5a56 with less saturation

  1. bd5a56
  2. b75f5a
  3. b2635e
  4. ac6762
  5. a66a66
  6. a06e6a
  7. 99716e
  8. 927471
  9. 8c7775
  10. 847a79

Questions about #bd5a56

What color is #bd5a56?

#bd5a56 is soft red. The closest named color is Wild Chestnut. In RGB it is rgb(189, 90, 86), in HSL hsl(2.33, 43.83%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.802% 0.12853 24.141).

What colors go well with #bd5a56?

The complementary color of #bd5a56 is #00909d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b65982 and #b66425. The triadic partners are #479048 and #557ac9.

Is white or black text more readable on #bd5a56?

White text reads better on #bd5a56: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and black gives 4.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bd5a56 a warm or cool color?

#bd5a56 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 24 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.129.