Information about #BC857C color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #BC857C reads as a moderately toned earthy red and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Brandy Rose (#B6857A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Old Rose (#C08081) and Ash Rose (#B5817D).
In RGB terms — rgb(188, 133, 124) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BC857C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.1:1. No one has named #BC857C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#BC857C color variations
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#BC857C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BC857C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BC857C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BC857C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BC857C 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 #BC857C color
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Nearest named colors to #BC857C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B6857A
#C08081
#B5817D
#C27E79
#AF8D7A
#C48189
#C28E88
#C87B77
#B77D6E
#AC8181
#CA7B80
#BE9676
#BC857C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BC857C
- RGB188, 133, 124
- CMYK0, 22, 25, 26
- CSSrgb(188, 133, 124)
- HSL8°, 32%, 61%
- HSL Precise8.438°, 32.323%, 61.176%
- HSV8°, 34%, 74%
- HSB8°, 34%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.522, 0.486)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.522, 0.486, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.522, 0.486)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBC857C
- DECIMAL ID12354940
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
