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#BD818B

#bd818b ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bd818b is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 50.59% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.75% magenta, 26.46% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 350°, with 31.25% saturation and 62.35% 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 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.2838

Complementary

  1. #bd818b
  2. #81bdb3

Split complementary

  1. #bd818b
  2. #81bd95
  3. #81a9bd

Analogous

  1. #bd81a9
  2. #bd818b
  3. #bd9581

Triadic

  1. #bd818b
  2. #8bbd81
  3. #818bbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd818b
  2. #bdb381
  3. #81bdb3
  4. #818bbd

Square

  1. #bd818b
  2. #a9bd81
  3. #81bdb3
  4. #9581bd

Monochromatic

  1. #6c3941
  2. #9e5360
  3. #bd818b
  4. #d7b3b9
  5. #f2e5e7

Shades

#bd818b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd818b
  2. #aa747d
  3. #97676f
  4. #845a61
  5. #714d53
  6. #5f4146
  7. #4c3438
  8. #39272a
  9. #261a1c
  10. #130d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd818b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd818b
  2. #c48e97
  3. #ca9aa2
  4. #d1a7ae
  5. #d7b3b9
  6. #dec0c5
  7. #e5cdd1
  8. #ebd9dc
  9. #f2e6e8
  10. #f8f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd818b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd818b
  2. #b7818a
  3. #b18189
  4. #ab8188
  5. #a58187
  6. #9f8186
  7. #988084
  8. #928083
  9. #8c8082
  10. #868081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a58b8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8b8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99958a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c87c85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1878b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a88e8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c47e87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd818b {
  color: #bd818b;
}
Background
.bg-bd818b {
  background-color: #bd818b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd818b {
  border: 2px solid #bd818b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd818b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 129 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 31% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd818b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd818b, #bd9581);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd818b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 129 139 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 3.72 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 4.03 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 4.74 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 5.80 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 5.85 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 8.63 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.91 #427e74 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Old Rose
#bd818b  rgb(189, 129, 139)  hsl(350, 31%, 62%)  Old Rose
#81bdb3  rgb(129, 189, 179)  hsl(170, 31%, 62%)  Verdigris
#8bbd81  rgb(139, 189, 129)  hsl(110, 31%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#818bbd  rgb(129, 139, 189)  hsl(230, 31%, 62%)  Cool Gray