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#BC4B4E closest to Autumn Fire

#BC4B4E is a medium, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Autumn Fire. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 29.4% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(188, 75, 78)). Its HSL value is 358° hue, 46% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 59% yellow and 26% black. #BC4B4E is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.94:1.

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Variations of #BC4B4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BC4B4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BC4B4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC4B4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 71% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #83794B
  • Protanopia 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #67614D
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #855F4C
  • Deuteranopia 71% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #83794B
  • Deuteranomaly 80% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #966C4C
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CD364D
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C3434D
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #707070
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #886869

#BC4B4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.94:1 Good#BC4B4E text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.25:1 Poor#BC4B4E text on black
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AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#BC4B4E in CSS

/* Autumn Fire */
.color { color: #BC4B4E; }
.background { background-color: #BC4B4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC4B4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 75 78);
color: hsl(358 46% 52%);
color: oklch(0.564 0.146 21.5);

#BC4B4E FAQ

What color is #BC4B4E?

#BC4B4E is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Autumn Fire. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BC4B4E?

#BC4B4E is rgb(188, 75, 78) in RGB, hsl(358, 46%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 60%, 59%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC4B4E?

The complementary color of #BC4B4E is #4BBCB9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC4B4E?

White text has the best contrast on #BC4B4E: 4.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC4B4E a warm or cool color?

#BC4B4E is a warm color.