#BE5135
Closest named color: Brick Orange (#C14A09). oklch(57.1% 0.147 35.5), rgb(190, 81, 53).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.75:1).
About this color
#BE5135 is a medium-dark, vivid red. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.147 and its hue 35°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brick Orange (#C14A09), ΔE 0.027 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.75:1.
| Hue family | Reds |
| Lightness | medium-dark (57%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.147) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Brick Orange (#C14A09) |
| Black text | 4.41:1 |
| White text | 4.75:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BE5135 |
| RGB | rgb(190, 81, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 56%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.1% 0.147 35.5) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #BE5135 | 4.75:1 | AA | Lc -77.8 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #BE5135 | 4.41:1 | AA large text | Lc 31.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #BE5135 text on white | 4.75:1 | AA | Lc 72.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #BE5135 text on black | 4.41:1 | AA large text | Lc -29.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.
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Step 50
50
#FBF3F1
oklch(97% 0.009 34.3)
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Step 100
100
#F6E6E1
oklch(93.6% 0.019 38.1)
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Step 200
200
#F0D1C9
oklch(88.4% 0.037 34.8)
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Step 300
300
#E8B2A4
oklch(80.9% 0.066 35)
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Step 400
400
#DA8873
oklch(70.7% 0.106 35.1)
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Step 500
500
#CE684D
oklch(63.2% 0.136 35.8)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#BE5135
oklch(57.1% 0.147 35.5)
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Step 700
700
#9F3D23
oklch(49.2% 0.136 35.7)
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Step 800
800
#81331F
oklch(42.7% 0.113 35.5)
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Step 900
900
#682E1E
oklch(37.8% 0.088 36.4)
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Step 950
950
#3D1B12
oklch(26.9% 0.056 35.8)
#BE5135 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #6F6432 | 0.147 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #897C32 | 0.136 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #D0394B | 0.062 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #737373 | 0.148 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #BE5135
#BE5135
oklch(57.1% 0.147 35.5)
- #00869D
#00869D
oklch(57.1% 0.101 215.4)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #BE5135, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brick Orange #C14A09 ΔE 0.027
- Burnt Orange #C04E01 ΔE 0.030
- Rust Orange #C45508 ΔE 0.034
- Burnt Siena #B75203 ΔE 0.036
- Sinopia #BB3E03 ΔE 0.042
- Dull Red #BB3F3F ΔE 0.042
- Dusty Red #B9484E ΔE 0.042
- Dark Coral #CF524E ΔE 0.044
Use #BE5135 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.