Palettes / Colors / #BD2006

#BD2006 — Vivid Red

#BD2006 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: firebrick (#B22222) — not an exact match. CSS firebrick gives you #B22222, a different color; use #BD2006 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BD2006 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #06A1BC; it also sits naturally between #BC0646 and #BC7C06. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 13% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 97% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BD2006

.text { color: #BD2006; }
.background { background-color: #BD2006; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD2006; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 32, 6); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 94%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD2006; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 32, 6, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD2006; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 32, 6, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD2006">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD2006">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD2006

Tints of #BD2006

Tones of #BD2006

Color harmonies

Complementary — #06A1BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD2006: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BD2006

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BD2006 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BD2006 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BD2005  ·  #BD2007 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD2006?

#BD2006 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 189, 32, 6). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD2006?

#BD2006 is RGB 189, 32, 6 — HSL 9°, 94%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 83%, 97%, 26%.

What colors go with #BD2006?

Its complement is #06A1BC; analogous partners are #BC0646 and #BC7C06. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD2006 for text?

White text on #BD2006 has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.37:1.