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#BC8A91 closest to Rosy Brown

#BC8A91 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 56.9% blue (rgb(188, 138, 145)). Its HSL value is 352° hue, 27% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 23% yellow and 26% black. #BC8A91 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.18:1.

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Variations of #BC8A91

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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#BC8A91 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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#BC8A91 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC8A91 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 #9D9A90
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #929291
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9F9191
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9D9A90
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A79590
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C5868C
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0888F
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #979797
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A19495

#BC8A91 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.92:1 Very poor#BC8A91 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.18:1 Very good#BC8A91 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC8A91 in CSS

/* Rosy Brown */
.color { color: #BC8A91; }
.background { background-color: #BC8A91; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC8A91; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 138 145);
color: hsl(352 27% 64%);
color: oklch(0.684 0.062 9.5);

#BC8A91 FAQ

What color is #BC8A91?

#BC8A91 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 #BC8A91?

#BC8A91 is rgb(188, 138, 145) in RGB, hsl(352, 27%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 27%, 23%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC8A91?

The complementary color of #BC8A91 is #8ABCB5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC8A91?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC8A91: 7.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC8A91 a warm or cool color?

#BC8A91 is a warm color.