ColorTool
Log in
#BC8F8F

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
  • rosybrown
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#bc8f8f (Rosy Brown) is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 56.08% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.94% magenta, 23.94% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 25.14% saturation and 64.9% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 7.46:1 (WCAG AAA).

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc9999
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3232

Complementary

  1. #bc8f8f
  2. #8fbcbc

Split complementary

  1. #bc8f8f
  2. #8fbca5
  3. #8fa5bc

Analogous

  1. #bc8fa5
  2. #bc8f8f
  3. #bca58f

Triadic

  1. #bc8f8f
  2. #8fbc8f
  3. #8f8fbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8f8f
  2. #bcbc8f
  3. #8fbcbc
  4. #8f8fbc

Square

  1. #bc8f8f
  2. #a5bc8f
  3. #8fbcbc
  4. #a58fbc

Monochromatic

  1. #6f4343
  2. #9f5f5f
  3. #bc8f8f
  4. #d9bfbf
  5. #f5efef

Shades

#bc8f8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8f8f
  2. #a98181
  3. #967272
  4. #846464
  5. #715656
  6. #5e4848
  7. #4b3939
  8. #382b2b
  9. #261d1d
  10. #130e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8f8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8f8f
  2. #c39a9a
  3. #c9a5a5
  4. #d0b1b1
  5. #d7bcbc
  6. #dec7c7
  7. #e4d2d2
  8. #ebdddd
  9. #f2e9e9
  10. #f8f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8f8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8f8f
  2. #b68e8e
  3. #b08c8c
  4. #aa8b8b
  5. #a48989
  6. #9e8888
  7. #988686
  8. #928585
  9. #8c8383
  10. #868282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a99696 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97958f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19d8e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c58b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7938f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad988f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c28c8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-bc8f8f {
  color: #bc8f8f;
}
Background
.bg-bc8f8f {
  background-color: #bc8f8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8f8f {
  border: 2px solid #bc8f8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8f8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 143 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 25% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8f8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8f8f, #bca58f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8f8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 143 143 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 5.47 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.39 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.82 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 10.04 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.50 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 10.67 #437070 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#bc8f8f  rgb(188, 143, 143)  hsl(0, 25%, 65%)  Rosy Brown
#8fbcbc  rgb(143, 188, 188)  hsl(180, 25%, 65%)  Opal
#8fbc8f  rgb(143, 188, 143)  hsl(120, 25%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#8f8fbc  rgb(143, 143, 188)  hsl(240, 25%, 65%)  Cool Gray