Palettes / Colors / #BD4E35

#BD4E35 — Red

#BD4E35 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Sienna (#A0522D). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sienna (#A0522D) — not an exact match. CSS sienna gives you #A0522D, a different color; use #BD4E35 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.

#BD4E35 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #35A2BB; it also sits naturally between #BB355F and #BB9035. 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 31% · Blue 21%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 72% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BD4E35

.text { color: #BD4E35; }
.background { background-color: #BD4E35; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD4E35; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 78, 53); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 56%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD4E35; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 78, 53, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD4E35; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 78, 53, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD4E35">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD4E35">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #35A2BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD4E35: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BD4E35

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 #BD4E35 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 #BD4E35 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD4E35?

#BD4E35 is Red, a red color (RGB 189, 78, 53). Its closest standard named color is Sienna.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD4E35?

#BD4E35 is RGB 189, 78, 53 — HSL 11°, 56%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 72%, 26%.

What colors go with #BD4E35?

Its complement is #35A2BB; analogous partners are #BB355F and #BB9035. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD4E35 for text?

White text on #BD4E35 has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.30:1.