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#BC8A87 closest to Rosy Brown

#BC8A87 is a light, muted red; the closest named color is Rosy Brown. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 54.1% green and 52.9% blue (rgb(188, 138, 135)). Its HSL value is 3° hue, 28% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 28% yellow and 26% black. #BC8A87 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.12:1.

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Variations of #BC8A87

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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#BC8A87 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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#BC8A87 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC8A87 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9F9A86
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #949187
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A09086
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9F9A86
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A89586
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C78589
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C08888
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #969696
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A19393

#BC8A87 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.95:1 Very poor#BC8A87 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.12:1 Very good#BC8A87 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC8A87 in CSS

/* Rosy Brown */
.color { color: #BC8A87; }
.background { background-color: #BC8A87; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC8A87; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 138 135);
color: hsl(3 28% 63%);
color: oklch(0.681 0.062 22.7);

#BC8A87 FAQ

What color is #BC8A87?

#BC8A87 is a light, muted red. Its closest named color is Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BC8A87?

#BC8A87 is rgb(188, 138, 135) in RGB, hsl(3, 28%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 27%, 28%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC8A87?

The complementary color of #BC8A87 is #87B9BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC8A87?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC8A87: 7.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC8A87 a warm or cool color?

#BC8A87 is a warm color.