#BD242D Hex Color

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Color Name

Safety Red*

Hex Color Code

#BD242D

RGB Color Code

RGB(189, 36, 45)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 81.0%, 76.2%, 25.9%

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#BD242D hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is BD242D?

The RGB color code for color number #BD242D is RGB(189, 36, 45). In the RGB color model, #BD242D has a red value of 189, a green value of 36, and a blue value of 45. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 81.0% magenta, 76.2% yellow, and 25.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 356.5° (degrees), 68.0 % saturation, and 44.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #BD242D has a hue of 356.5° (degrees), 81.0 % saturation and 74.1 % brightness/value.

Color BD242D is cool or warm?

Color BD242D is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #BD242D? (For interior and product design)

BD242D has an LRV of nearly 12.3. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#BD242D

LRV 12.3

Light Color

Compare LRV 12.3 of #BD242D with dark and light color

Is #BD242D Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color BD242D meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #BD242D color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #BD242D

Hex triplet: #BD242D
Red: BD
Green: 24
Blue: 2D

RGBA / RGB rgb(189, 36, 45)

Red: 189 (74.1%)
Green: 36 (14.1%)
Blue: 45 (17.6%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 80.95%
Yellow: 76.19%
Key: 25.88%

HSL hsl(356.47deg, 68.0 %, 44.1 %)

Hue: 356.47°
Saturation: 68.00 %
Lightness: 44.12 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 356.47°
Saturation: 80.95 %
Brightness / Value: 74.12 %

RYB ryb(189, 76, 74)

Red: 189 (74.2%)
Yellow: 76 (30.0%)
Blue: 74 (29.1%)

HWB

Hue: 356.47°
Whiteness: 14.12 %
Blackness: 25.88 %

CMY

Cyan: 25.88%
Magenta: 85.88%
Yellow: 82.35%

XYZ

X: 22.09
Y: 12.27
Z: 3.69

YXY

Y1: 12.27
X: 0.58
Y2: 0.32

CIE-Lab

L: 41.64
A: 58.96
B: 34.68

CIE-Lch

L: 41.64
C: 68.4
H: 30.46

CIE-Luv

L: 41.64
U: 113.13
V: 21.7

Hunter-Lab

L: 35.03
A: 51.27
B: 18.28

Other

LRV: ~ 12.3 %
Munsell Color System: 6.7R 4.0/13.4

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #BD242D

These are the named colors closest to hex BD242D, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#BD2024 Color Safety Red

97.87% match | ΔE 2.13

#B22222 Color Fire Brick

96.78% match | ΔE 3.22

#CE2029 Color Fire Engine Red

96.32% match | ΔE 3.68

#C40233 Color Red (NCS)

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to BD242D.

#BC2732 Color PANTONE 18-1655 TCX - Mars Red

98.76% match | ΔE 1.24

#BD162C Color PANTONE 19-1763 TCX - Racing Red

98.39% match | ΔE 1.61

#B4272B Color PANTONE 18-1551 TCX - Aura Orange

98.29% match | ΔE 1.71

#C71F2D Color PANTONE 18-1763 TCX - High Risk Red

98.18% match | ΔE 1.82

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to BD242D.

#C8102E Color PANTONE 186 C

97.80% match | ΔE 2.20

#B7312C Color PANTONE 7620 C

97.63% match | ΔE 2.37

#AF272F Color PANTONE 1805 C

97.10% match | ΔE 2.90

#C00D1E Color PANTONE 3546 C

97.02% match | ΔE 2.98

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to BD242D.

#AC2C32 Color RAL 030 40 60 - Emperor Cherry Red

96.51% match | ΔE 3.49

#A33737 Color RAL 030 40 50 - Hibiscus Red

94.70% match | ΔE 5.30

#CB4543 Color RAL 030 50 60 - Holland Red

93.04% match | ΔE 6.96

#A5311A Color RAL 040 40 60 - Copper Red

92.37% match | ΔE 7.63

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to BD242D.

#A63437 Color RAL 3031 - Orient Red

95.14% match | ΔE 4.86

#A72920 Color RAL 3000 - Flame Red

94.75% match | ΔE 5.25

#CC2C24 Color RAL 3028 - Pure Red

94.61% match | ΔE 5.39

#A53A2D Color RAL 3033 - Pearl Pink

94.54% match | ΔE 5.46

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to BD242D.

#BB0000 Color BS 04-E-56 - Carnival Red

92.09% match | ΔE 7.91

Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag

#C9002B Color Pepsi Red

97.59% match | ΔE 2.41

#B92B27 Color Quora Red

97.50% match | ΔE 2.50

#AE2029 Color Upsdell Red

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

#C91F37 Color Foreign Crimson

96.66% match | ΔE 3.34

Paint color for Hex #BD242D

These are the real paint colors closest to hex BD242D from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from BD242D once it is on a wall.

Sherwin Williams

Hex color BD242D similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #BD242D to Sherwin Williams

#BF2D32 Color Real Red (SW 6868)

98.61% match | ΔE 1.39

#AD2C34 Color Positive Red (SW 6871)

96.35% match | ΔE 3.65

#C33A36 Color Stop (SW 6869)

96.07% match | ΔE 3.93

#A43834 Color Tanager (SW 6601)

95.11% match | ΔE 4.89

Benjamin Moore

Hex color BD242D similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #BD242D to Benjamin Moore

#B82D33 Color Neon Red (2087-10)

98.48% match | ΔE 1.52

#B5332C Color Million Dollar Red (2003-10)

97.19% match | ΔE 2.81

#B32735 Color Exotic Red (2086-10)

96.65% match | ΔE 3.35

#C92E2E Color Red (2000-10)

96.44% match | ΔE 3.56

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color BD242D similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #BD242D to Dunn-Edwards

#BC3033 Color Hot Jazz (DEA 107)

98.47% match | ΔE 1.53

#B33234 Color Red Contrast (DEA 106)

97.71% match | ΔE 2.29

#AC3235 Color Red Ink (DEA 151)

96.45% match | ΔE 3.55

#B73D3F Color Cherry Bomb (DEA 105)

95.85% match | ΔE 4.15

Valspar

Hex color BD242D similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #BD242D to Valspar

#B0212A Color Classic Red (1009-2)

97.23% match | ΔE 2.77

#BF3934 Color Oh So Red (1009-1)

96.63% match | ΔE 3.37

#C23730 Color Scarlet Tanager (M212)

96.22% match | ΔE 3.78

#AB3037 Color Planet Fever (V006-3)

95.75% match | ΔE 4.25

Behr

Hex color BD242D similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #BD242D to Behr

#BE3C37 Color Flirt Alert (P150-7)

96.29% match | ΔE 3.71

#B6453E Color Stiletto Love (P160-7)

94.86% match | ΔE 5.14

#C93F38 Color 100 Mph (P170-7)

94.31% match | ΔE 5.69

#A04039 Color Fire Cracker (PPU2-16)

93.70% match | ΔE 6.30

PPG Paints

Hex color BD242D similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #BD242D to PPG Paints

#AC3A3E Color Red Gumball (PPG1187-7)

95.10% match | ΔE 4.90

#AA423A Color Rum Punch (PPG1190-7)

94.80% match | ΔE 5.20

#B44940 Color Teaberry Blossom (PPG1189-7)

93.97% match | ΔE 6.03

#A0403E Color Burning Bush (PPG1057-7)

93.32% match | ΔE 6.68

Farrow & Ball

Hex color BD242D similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #BD242D to Farrow & Ball

#BA4845 Color Romesco (CB4)

93.90% match | ΔE 6.10

#AE5042 Color Harissa (9916)

92.02% match | ΔE 7.98

#B0504B Color Blazer (212)

91.98% match | ΔE 8.02

#9C4547 Color Incarnadine (248)

91.14% match | ΔE 8.86

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#BD242D color palettes and scheme combination

3C0C0E

671419

921C23

BD242D

DA3A44

E2656D

EA9095

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

B424BD

BD2479

BD242D

BD6824

BDB424

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

BD242D

2DBD24

242DBD

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

BD242D

79BD24

24BDB4

6824BD

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

BD242D

C33942

CA4F57

D0656C

D77B81

DE9196

E4A7AB

EBBDC0

F1D3D5

F8E9EA

FFFFFF

Safety Red* - #BD242D Tints

BD242D

AA2028

971C24

84191F

71151B

5E1216

4B0E11

380A0D

250709

120304

000000

Safety Red* - #BD242D Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#BD242D

Safety Red*

#24BDB4

Light Sea Green*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #BD242D?

Color that best contrast with #BD242D is #24BDB4, color name is Light Sea Green*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.