Information about #BC9D9A color
Basic facts about this digital color
A gently muted warm red, #BC9D9A has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Tuscany (#C09999). Slightly further away sit White Mouse (#B9A193) and Double Milestone (#B1A09C).
The recipe behind #BC9D9A is rgb(188, 157, 154), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC9D9A: 8.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. No one has named #BC9D9A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#BC9D9A color variations
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#BC9D9A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BC9D9A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BC9D9A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BC9D9A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BC9D9A color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BC9D9A color
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Nearest named colors to #BC9D9A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C09999
#B9A193
#B1A09C
#B9A896
#B2A49B
#BDA793
#B598A3
#B5A695
#B2A495
#B3A190
#C292A1
#B5998E
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BC9D9A
- RGB188, 157, 154
- CMYK0, 12, 13, 26
- CSSrgb(188, 157, 154)
- HSL5°, 20%, 67%
- HSL Precise5.294°, 20.238%, 67.059%
- HSV5°, 18%, 74%
- HSB5°, 18%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.616, 0.604)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.616, 0.604, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.616, 0.604)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBC9D9A
- DECIMAL ID12361114
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers314 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
