Information about #BC8476 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #BC8476 reads as a moderately toned earthy red and 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 almost identical to Brandy Rose (#B6857A). Slightly further away sit Brownish Pink (#C27E79) and Ash Rose (#B5817D).
In RGB terms — rgb(188, 132, 118) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC8476: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#BC8476 color variations
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#BC8476 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BC8476 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BC8476 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BC8476 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BC8476 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 #BC8476 color
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Nearest named colors to #BC8476
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B6857A
#C27E79
#B5817D
#B77D6E
#C08081
#B38B6D
#C87B77
#AF8D7A
#BB8B67
#C0737A
#BA8C66
#BE9676
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BC8476
- RGB188, 132, 118
- CMYK0, 22, 27, 26
- CSSrgb(188, 132, 118)
- HSL12°, 34%, 60%
- HSL Precise12°, 34.314%, 60%
- HSV12°, 37%, 74%
- HSB12°, 37%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.518
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.463
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.518, 0.463)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.518, 0.463, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.518, 0.463)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB51.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB46.3%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBC8476
- DECIMAL ID12354678
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
