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#BD8A7A

#bd8a7a ≈ Rosy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bd8a7a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 54.12% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.98% magenta, 35.45% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 14.33°, with 33.67% saturation and 60.98% 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 7.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 6.89.

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Relative luminance0.304

Complementary

  1. #bd8a7a
  2. #7aadbd

Split complementary

  1. #bd8a7a
  2. #7abdac
  3. #7a8bbd

Analogous

  1. #bd7a8b
  2. #bd8a7a
  3. #bdac7a

Triadic

  1. #bd8a7a
  2. #7abd8a
  3. #8a7abd

Tetradic

  1. #bd8a7a
  2. #adbd7a
  3. #7aadbd
  4. #8a7abd

Square

  1. #bd8a7a
  2. #8bbd7a
  3. #7aadbd
  4. #ac7abd

Monochromatic

  1. #6a4134
  2. #9d614e
  3. #bd8a7a
  4. #d6b7ad
  5. #f0e4e0

Shades

#bd8a7a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd8a7a
  2. #aa7c6e
  3. #976e62
  4. #846155
  5. #715349
  6. #5f453d
  7. #4c3731
  8. #392925
  9. #261c18
  10. #130e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd8a7a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd8a7a
  2. #c49687
  3. #caa195
  4. #d1ada2
  5. #d7b9af
  6. #dec5bd
  7. #e5d0ca
  8. #ebdcd7
  9. #f2e8e4
  10. #f8f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd8a7a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd8a7a
  2. #b7897b
  3. #b1887b
  4. #ab877c
  5. #a5867c
  6. #9f857d
  7. #98847e
  8. #92837e
  9. #8c827f
  10. #86817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7918c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969079 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29a7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c98386 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a78d79 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad947a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c48681 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd8a7a {
  color: #bd8a7a;
}
Background
.bg-bd8a7a {
  background-color: #bd8a7a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd8a7a {
  border: 2px solid #bd8a7a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd8a7a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 138 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 34% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd8a7a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd8a7a, #bdac7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd8a7a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 138 122 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.89 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.86 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.21 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 9.18 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 9.58 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 10.54 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 10.89 #427585 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#bd8a7a  rgb(189, 138, 122)  hsl(14, 34%, 61%)  Rosy Brown
#7aadbd  rgb(122, 173, 189)  hsl(194, 34%, 61%)  Moonstone Blue
#7abd8a  rgb(122, 189, 138)  hsl(134, 34%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#8a7abd  rgb(138, 122, 189)  hsl(254, 34%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty