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#BC978B

#bc978b ≈ Rosy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bc978b is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 59.22% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.68% magenta, 26.06% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 14.69°, with 26.78% saturation and 64.12% 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 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 6.29.

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Relative luminance0.3469

Complementary

  1. #bc978b
  2. #8bb0bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc978b
  2. #8bbcb0
  3. #8b98bc

Analogous

  1. #bc8b98
  2. #bc978b
  3. #bcb08b

Triadic

  1. #bc978b
  2. #8bbc97
  3. #978bbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc978b
  2. #b0bc8b
  3. #8bb0bc
  4. #978bbc

Square

  1. #bc978b
  2. #98bc8b
  3. #8bb0bc
  4. #b08bbc

Monochromatic

  1. #6e4b40
  2. #9f6c5c
  3. #bc978b
  4. #d8c2bb
  5. #f4eeec

Shades

#bc978b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc978b
  2. #a9887d
  3. #96796f
  4. #846a61
  5. #715b53
  6. #5e4c46
  7. #4b3c38
  8. #382d2a
  9. #261e1c
  10. #130f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc978b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc978b
  2. #c3a197
  3. #c9aca2
  4. #d0b6ae
  5. #d7c1b9
  6. #decbc5
  7. #e4d5d1
  8. #ebe0dc
  9. #f2eae8
  10. #f8f5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc978b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc978b
  2. #b6958a
  3. #b09289
  4. #aa9088
  5. #a48e87
  6. #9e8c86
  7. #988984
  8. #928783
  9. #8c8582
  10. #868281
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab9c97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a09b8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8a28b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c59294 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac998a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b09e8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c29490 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc978b {
  color: #bc978b;
}
Background
.bg-bc978b {
  background-color: #bc978b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc978b {
  border: 2px solid #bc978b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc978b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 151 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 27% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc978b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc978b, #bcb08b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc978b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 151 139 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.29 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.68 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.80 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.35 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 10.02 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 10.23 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 10.85 #436874 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#bc978b  rgb(188, 151, 139)  hsl(15, 27%, 64%)  Rosy Brown
#8bb0bc  rgb(139, 176, 188)  hsl(195, 27%, 64%)  Moonstone Blue
#8bbc97  rgb(139, 188, 151)  hsl(135, 27%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green
#978bbc  rgb(151, 139, 188)  hsl(255, 27%, 64%)  Purple Mountain Majesty