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#BC7968

#bc7968 ≈ Old Rose

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc7968 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 47.45% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.64% magenta, 44.68% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 12.14°, with 38.53% saturation and 57.25% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 7.59.

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Relative luminance0.2537

Complementary

  1. #bc7968
  2. #68abbc

Split complementary

  1. #bc7968
  2. #68bca3
  3. #6881bc

Analogous

  1. #bc6881
  2. #bc7968
  3. #bca368

Triadic

  1. #bc7968
  2. #68bc79
  3. #7968bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc7968
  2. #abbc68
  3. #68abbc
  4. #7968bc

Square

  1. #bc7968
  2. #81bc68
  3. #68abbc
  4. #a368bc

Monochromatic

  1. #60362b
  2. #955342
  3. #bc7968
  4. #d4a89d
  5. #ebd7d2

Shades

#bc7968 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc7968
  2. #a96d5e
  3. #966153
  4. #845549
  5. #71493e
  6. #5e3d34
  7. #4b302a
  8. #38241f
  9. #261815
  10. #130c0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc7968 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc7968
  2. #c38677
  3. #c99486
  4. #d0a195
  5. #d7afa4
  6. #debcb4
  7. #e4c9c3
  8. #ebd7d2
  9. #f2e4e1
  10. #f8f2f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc7968 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc7968
  2. #b67a6a
  3. #b07a6d
  4. #aa7b6f
  5. #a47c72
  6. #9e7d74
  7. #987d76
  8. #927e79
  9. #8c7f7b
  10. #867f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0837e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #898267 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998f67 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca6f75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a07e67 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a88768 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c57370 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc7968 {
  color: #bc7968;
}
Background
.bg-bc7968 {
  background-color: #bc7968;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc7968 {
  border: 2px solid #bc7968;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc7968;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 121 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 39% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc7968 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc7968, #bca368);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc7968 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 121 104 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.59 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.01 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 9.66 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 9.89 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 9.93 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 10.02 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 10.10 #438697 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Old Rose
#bc7968  rgb(188, 121, 104)  hsl(12, 39%, 57%)  Old Rose
#68abbc  rgb(104, 171, 188)  hsl(192, 39%, 57%)  Moonstone Blue
#68bc79  rgb(104, 188, 121)  hsl(132, 39%, 57%)  Emerald
#7968bc  rgb(121, 104, 188)  hsl(252, 39%, 57%)  Slate Blue