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#BC8F8F Rosy Brown

#BC8F8F is a light, muted red named Rosy Brown. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 56.1% green and 56.1% blue (rgb(188, 143, 143)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 25% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 24% yellow and 26% black. #BC8F8F is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.46:1.

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Variations of #BC8F8F

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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#BC8F8F 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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#BC8F8F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC8F8F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A19D8E
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #97958F
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2948F
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A19D8E
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AA988E
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C58B8F
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C08D8F
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9A9A9A
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A39797

#BC8F8F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.81:1 Very poor#BC8F8F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.46:1 Very good#BC8F8F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC8F8F in CSS

/* Rosy Brown */
.color { color: #BC8F8F; }
.background { background-color: #BC8F8F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC8F8F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 143 143);
color: hsl(0 25% 65%);
color: oklch(0.693 0.055 18.6);

#BC8F8F FAQ

What color is #BC8F8F?

#BC8F8F 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 #BC8F8F?

#BC8F8F is rgb(188, 143, 143) in RGB, hsl(0, 25%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC8F8F?

The complementary color of #BC8F8F is #8FBCBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC8F8F?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC8F8F: 7.46:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC8F8F a warm or cool color?

#BC8F8F is a warm color.