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#BC9DA4

#bc9da4 ≈ Rosy Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bc9da4 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 61.57% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.49% magenta, 12.77% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 346.45°, with 18.79% saturation and 67.65% 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 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 6.05.

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Relative luminance0.3749

Complementary

  1. #bc9da4
  2. #9dbcb5

Split complementary

  1. #bc9da4
  2. #9dbca6
  3. #9db4bc

Analogous

  1. #bc9db4
  2. #bc9da4
  3. #bca69d

Triadic

  1. #bc9da4
  2. #a4bc9d
  3. #9da4bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc9da4
  2. #bcb59d
  3. #9dbcb5
  4. #9da4bc

Square

  1. #bc9da4
  2. #b4bc9d
  3. #9dbcb5
  4. #a69dbc

Monochromatic

  1. #724e56
  2. #9d707a
  3. #bc9da4
  4. #dbcace
  5. #f7f3f4

Shades

#bc9da4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc9da4
  2. #a98d94
  3. #967e83
  4. #846e73
  5. #715e62
  6. #5e4f52
  7. #4b3f42
  8. #382f31
  9. #261f21
  10. #131010
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc9da4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc9da4
  2. #c3a7ad
  3. #c9b1b6
  4. #d0babf
  5. #d7c4c8
  6. #deced2
  7. #e4d8db
  8. #ebe2e4
  9. #f2ebed
  10. #f8f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc9da4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc9da4
  2. #b69aa0
  3. #b0979d
  4. #aa9499
  5. #a49196
  6. #9e8f92
  7. #988c8e
  8. #92898b
  9. #8c8687
  10. #868384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa2a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1a2a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8a7a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c29b9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aca0a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a3a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c09ca1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc9da4 {
  color: #bc9da4;
}
Background
.bg-bc9da4 {
  background-color: #bc9da4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc9da4 {
  border: 2px solid #bc9da4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc9da4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 157 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 19% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc9da4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9da4, #bca69d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc9da4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 157 164 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.05 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.29 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.41 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.92 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.49 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.72 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.56 #43625b Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#bc9da4  rgb(188, 157, 164)  hsl(346, 19%, 68%)  Rosy Brown
#9dbcb5  rgb(157, 188, 181)  hsl(166, 19%, 68%)  Opal
#a4bc9d  rgb(164, 188, 157)  hsl(106, 19%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#9da4bc  rgb(157, 164, 188)  hsl(226, 19%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder