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#BD8079

#bd8079 ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bd8079 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 50.2% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.28% magenta, 35.98% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 6.18°, with 34% saturation and 60.78% 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 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 3.24.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.2764

Complementary

  1. #bd8079
  2. #79b6bd

Split complementary

  1. #bd8079
  2. #79bda2
  3. #7994bd

Analogous

  1. #bd7994
  2. #bd8079
  3. #bda279

Triadic

  1. #bd8079
  2. #79bd80
  3. #8079bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd8079
  2. #b6bd79
  3. #79b6bd
  4. #8079bd

Square

  1. #bd8079
  2. #94bd79
  3. #79b6bd
  4. #a279bd

Monochromatic

  1. #693934
  2. #9c554d
  3. #bd8079
  4. #d6b1ac
  5. #efe1df

Shades

#bd8079 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd8079
  2. #aa736d
  3. #976661
  4. #845a55
  5. #714d49
  6. #5f403d
  7. #4c3330
  8. #392624
  9. #261a18
  10. #130d0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd8079 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd8079
  2. #c48d86
  3. #ca9994
  4. #d1a6a1
  5. #d7b3af
  6. #dec0bc
  7. #e5ccc9
  8. #ebd9d7
  9. #f2e6e4
  10. #f8f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd8079 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd8079
  2. #b7807a
  3. #b1807a
  4. #ab807b
  5. #a5807c
  6. #9f807d
  7. #98807d
  8. #92807e
  9. #8c807f
  10. #86807f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a48a87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d8878 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b9478 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca787e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a28579 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa8d79 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c57c7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd8079 {
  color: #bd8079;
}
Background
.bg-bd8079 {
  background-color: #bd8079;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd8079 {
  border: 2px solid #bd8079;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd8079;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 128 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 6 34% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd8079 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd8079, #bda279);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd8079 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 128 121 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 3.24 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.03 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 8.23 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 9.05 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.72 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 9.96 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 10.22 #427f86 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Old Rose
#bd8079  rgb(189, 128, 121)  hsl(6, 34%, 61%)  Old Rose
#79b6bd  rgb(121, 182, 189)  hsl(186, 34%, 61%)  Cadet Blue
#79bd80  rgb(121, 189, 128)  hsl(126, 34%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#8079bd  rgb(128, 121, 189)  hsl(246, 34%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty