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#BC9388

#bc9388 ≈ Rosy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bc9388 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 57.65% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.81% magenta, 27.66% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 12.69°, with 27.96% saturation and 63.53% 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 7.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 5.08.

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Relative luminance0.3334

Complementary

  1. #bc9388
  2. #88b1bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc9388
  2. #88bcad
  3. #8897bc

Analogous

  1. #bc8897
  2. #bc9388
  3. #bcad88

Triadic

  1. #bc9388
  2. #88bc93
  3. #9388bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc9388
  2. #b1bc88
  3. #88b1bc
  4. #9388bc

Square

  1. #bc9388
  2. #97bc88
  3. #88b1bc
  4. #ad88bc

Monochromatic

  1. #6d483e
  2. #9e6859
  3. #bc9388
  4. #d8bfb9
  5. #f3ecea

Shades

#bc9388 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc9388
  2. #a9847a
  3. #96766d
  4. #84675f
  5. #715852
  6. #5e4a44
  7. #4b3b36
  8. #382c29
  9. #261d1b
  10. #130f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc9388 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc9388
  2. #c39e94
  3. #c9a9a0
  4. #d0b3ac
  5. #d7beb8
  6. #dec9c4
  7. #e4d4cf
  8. #ebdfdb
  9. #f2e9e7
  10. #f8f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc9388 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc9388
  2. #b69187
  3. #b08f86
  4. #aa8d86
  5. #a48b85
  6. #9e8a84
  7. #988883
  8. #928682
  9. #8c8482
  10. #868281
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa9995 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c9787 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69f88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c68e90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa9688 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af9b88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2908d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc9388 {
  color: #bc9388;
}
Background
.bg-bc9388 {
  background-color: #bc9388;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc9388 {
  border: 2px solid #bc9388;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc9388;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 147 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 28% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc9388 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9388, #bcad88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc9388 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 147 136 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 5.08 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.60 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.74 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.98 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.76 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 10.49 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 10.88 #436c77 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#bc9388  rgb(188, 147, 136)  hsl(13, 28%, 64%)  Rosy Brown
#88b1bc  rgb(136, 177, 188)  hsl(193, 28%, 64%)  Moonstone Blue
#88bc93  rgb(136, 188, 147)  hsl(133, 28%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green
#9388bc  rgb(147, 136, 188)  hsl(253, 28%, 64%)  Purple Mountain Majesty