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#BC8A7A

#bc8a7a ≈ Rosy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc8a7a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 54.12% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.6% magenta, 35.11% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 14.55°, with 33% saturation and 60.78% 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 7.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 6.9.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3027

Complementary

  1. #bc8a7a
  2. #7aacbc

Split complementary

  1. #bc8a7a
  2. #7abcab
  3. #7a8bbc

Analogous

  1. #bc7a8b
  2. #bc8a7a
  3. #bcab7a

Triadic

  1. #bc8a7a
  2. #7abc8a
  3. #8a7abc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8a7a
  2. #acbc7a
  3. #7aacbc
  4. #8a7abc

Square

  1. #bc8a7a
  2. #8bbc7a
  3. #7aacbc
  4. #ab7abc

Monochromatic

  1. #684135
  2. #9b614e
  3. #bc8a7a
  4. #d6b7ad
  5. #efe3e0

Shades

#bc8a7a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8a7a
  2. #a97c6e
  3. #966e62
  4. #846155
  5. #715349
  6. #5e453d
  7. #4b3731
  8. #382925
  9. #261c18
  10. #130e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8a7a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8a7a
  2. #c39687
  3. #c9a195
  4. #d0ada2
  5. #d7b9af
  6. #dec5bd
  7. #e4d0ca
  8. #ebdcd7
  9. #f2e8e4
  10. #f8f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8a7a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8a7a
  2. #b6897b
  3. #b0887b
  4. #aa877c
  5. #a4867c
  6. #9e857d
  7. #98847e
  8. #92837e
  9. #8c827f
  10. #86817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6918b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #968f79 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29a7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c88386 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a68d79 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad947a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c38681 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8a7a {
  color: #bc8a7a;
}
Background
.bg-bc8a7a {
  background-color: #bc8a7a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8a7a {
  border: 2px solid #bc8a7a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8a7a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 138 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 33% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8a7a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8a7a, #bcab7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8a7a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 138 122 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.90 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 7.96 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.97 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 9.38 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 9.42 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 10.60 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 11.02 #437585 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#bc8a7a  rgb(188, 138, 122)  hsl(15, 33%, 61%)  Rosy Brown
#7aacbc  rgb(122, 172, 188)  hsl(195, 33%, 61%)  Moonstone Blue
#7abc8a  rgb(122, 188, 138)  hsl(135, 33%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#8a7abc  rgb(138, 122, 188)  hsl(255, 33%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty