#bc8c80

Color #bc8c80

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.03 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8c80

RGB

rgb(188, 140, 128)

HSL

hsl(12, 30.9%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12, 31.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.5%, 31.9%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(62.51, 16.56, 13.54)

LCH

lch(62.51, 21.39, 39.27)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0616, 34.49)

HWB

hwb(12, 50.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#80b0bc

Analogous

#bc8092

#bc8c80

#bcaa80

Triadic

#bc8c80

#80bc8c

#8c80bc

Split-complementary

#bc8c80

#80bcaa

#8092bc

Tetradic

#bc8c80

#b0bc80

#80b0bc

#8c80bc

Square

#bc8c80

#92bc80

#80b0bc

#aa80bc

Shades

Color #bc8c80 mixed toward black.

#aa6d5e

#8a5649

#674037

#452b24

#221512

Tints

Color #bc8c80 mixed toward white.

#c79f95

#d2b2aa

#dec6c0

#e9d9d5

#f4ecea

Tones

Color #bc8c80 mixed toward gray.

#b78f85

#b2928a

#ad958f

#a89894

#a39b99

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a983 · ΔE 25

Deuteranopia

#acaf84 · ΔE 26.7

Tritanopia

#ba8586 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 17.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8c80;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8c80]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#bc8c80 (#bc8c80) is rgb(188, 140, 128) in RGB.

No, #bc8c80 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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