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#BD8A7C

#bd8a7c ≈ Rosy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bd8a7c 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 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.98% magenta, 34.39% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 12.92°, with 32.99% saturation and 61.37% 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 7.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 6.1.

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Relative luminance0.3045

Complementary

  1. #bd8a7c
  2. #7cafbd

Split complementary

  1. #bd8a7c
  2. #7cbdaa
  3. #7c8ebd

Analogous

  1. #bd7c8e
  2. #bd8a7c
  3. #bdaa7c

Triadic

  1. #bd8a7c
  2. #7cbd8a
  3. #8a7cbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd8a7c
  2. #afbd7c
  3. #7cafbd
  4. #8a7cbd

Square

  1. #bd8a7c
  2. #8ebd7c
  3. #7cafbd
  4. #aa7cbd

Monochromatic

  1. #6a4136
  2. #9d604f
  3. #bd8a7c
  4. #d7b7af
  5. #f0e5e2

Shades

#bd8a7c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd8a7c
  2. #aa7c70
  3. #976e63
  4. #846157
  5. #71534a
  6. #5f453e
  7. #4c3732
  8. #392925
  9. #261c19
  10. #130e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd8a7c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd8a7c
  2. #c49689
  3. #caa196
  4. #d1ada3
  5. #d7b9b0
  6. #dec5be
  7. #e5d0cb
  8. #ebdcd8
  9. #f2e8e5
  10. #f8f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd8a7c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd8a7c
  2. #b7897c
  3. #b1887d
  4. #ab877d
  5. #a5867e
  6. #9f857e
  7. #98847e
  8. #92837f
  9. #8c827f
  10. #868180
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7918c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96907b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29a7c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c98386 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a78e7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad947c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c48682 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd8a7c {
  color: #bd8a7c;
}
Background
.bg-bd8a7c {
  background-color: #bd8a7c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd8a7c {
  border: 2px solid #bd8a7c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd8a7c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 138 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 33% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd8a7c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd8a7c, #bdaa7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd8a7c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 138 124 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.10 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.09 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.53 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 9.43 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 10.23 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 10.39 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 11.13 #427583 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#bd8a7c  rgb(189, 138, 124)  hsl(13, 33%, 61%)  Rosy Brown
#7cafbd  rgb(124, 175, 189)  hsl(193, 33%, 61%)  Moonstone Blue
#7cbd8a  rgb(124, 189, 138)  hsl(133, 33%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#8a7cbd  rgb(138, 124, 189)  hsl(253, 33%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty