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#BC8294

#bc8294 ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bc8294 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 50.98% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.85% magenta, 21.28% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 341.38°, with 30.21% saturation and 62.35% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 3.57.

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Relative luminance0.2879

Complementary

  1. #bc8294
  2. #82bcaa

Split complementary

  1. #bc8294
  2. #82bc8d
  3. #82b1bc

Analogous

  1. #bc82b1
  2. #bc8294
  3. #bc8d82

Triadic

  1. #bc8294
  2. #94bc82
  3. #8294bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8294
  2. #bcaa82
  3. #82bcaa
  4. #8294bc

Square

  1. #bc8294
  2. #b1bc82
  3. #82bcaa
  4. #8d82bc

Monochromatic

  1. #6b3a49
  2. #9d546b
  3. #bc8294
  4. #d7b4bf
  5. #f1e6e9

Shades

#bc8294 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8294
  2. #a97585
  3. #966876
  4. #845b68
  5. #714e59
  6. #5e414a
  7. #4b343b
  8. #38272c
  9. #261a1e
  10. #130d0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8294 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8294
  2. #c38f9f
  3. #c99ba9
  4. #d0a8b4
  5. #d7b4bf
  6. #dec1ca
  7. #e4cdd4
  8. #ebdadf
  9. #f2e6ea
  10. #f8f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8294 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8294
  2. #b68292
  3. #b08290
  4. #aa818e
  5. #a4818c
  6. #9e818a
  7. #988188
  8. #928186
  9. #8c8084
  10. #868082
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a58c93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #898c95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #979693 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c57f88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a08894 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a78e93 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2808d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8294 {
  color: #bc8294;
}
Background
.bg-bc8294 {
  background-color: #bc8294;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8294 {
  border: 2px solid #bc8294;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8294;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 130 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 30% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8294 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8294, #bc8d82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8294 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 130 148 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 3.57 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 5.34 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 6.77 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.31 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.47 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 8.02 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.71 #437d6b Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Puce
#bc8294  rgb(188, 130, 148)  hsl(341, 30%, 62%)  Puce
#82bcaa  rgb(130, 188, 170)  hsl(161, 30%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine
#94bc82  rgb(148, 188, 130)  hsl(101, 30%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#8294bc  rgb(130, 148, 188)  hsl(221, 30%, 62%)  Cool Gray