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#BD8A8A closest to Rosy Brown

#BD8A8A is a light, muted red; the closest named color is Rosy Brown. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 54.1% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(189, 138, 138)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 28% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 27% yellow and 26% black. #BD8A8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.17:1.

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Variations of #BD8A8A

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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#BD8A8A 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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#BD8A8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BD8A8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9F9B89
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #93918A
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0908A
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9F9B89
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A89589
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C7858A
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C1888A
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #979797
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A19494

#BD8A8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.93:1 Very poor#BD8A8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.17:1 Very good#BD8A8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BD8A8A in CSS

/* Rosy Brown */
.color { color: #BD8A8A; }
.background { background-color: #BD8A8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BD8A8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 138 138);
color: hsl(0 28% 64%);
color: oklch(0.683 0.063 18.8);

#BD8A8A FAQ

What color is #BD8A8A?

#BD8A8A 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 #BD8A8A?

#BD8A8A is rgb(189, 138, 138) in RGB, hsl(0, 28%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 27%, 27%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BD8A8A?

The complementary color of #BD8A8A is #8ABDBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BD8A8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #BD8A8A: 7.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BD8A8A a warm or cool color?

#BD8A8A is a warm color.