Information about #BC899C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BC899C falls into the Rose Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 137, 156) — 73.7% red, 53.7% green, 61.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 20 / 13 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BC899C presents itself as a mildly saturated rose — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Grey Pink (#C3909B). Slightly further away sit Viola (#C58F9D) and Muted Rose (#B681A1).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(188, 137, 156)), which gives #BC899C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. #BC899C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BC899C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BC899C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC899C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC899C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC899C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BC899C 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BC899C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Grey Pink color link
Grey Pink

#C3909B

Viola color link
Viola

#C58F9D

Muted Rose color link
Muted Rose

#B681A1

Rustic Pink color link
Rustic Pink

#C489A4

Light Mauve color link
Light Mauve

#C292A1

English Lavender color link
English Lavender

#B48395

Lipstick Pink color link
Lipstick Pink

#C48793

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

Pastel Rose Gold color link
Pastel Rose Gold

#C79098

Rosy Brown color link
Rosy Brown

#BC8F8F

Greyish Pink color link
Greyish Pink

#C88D94

Kai Patrice Pink color link
Kai Patrice Pink

#C2848F

#BC899C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC899C
  • RGB188, 137, 156
  • CMYK0, 20, 13, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 137, 156)
  • HSL338°, 28%, 64%
  • HSL Precise337.647°, 27.568%, 63.725%
  • HSV338°, 27%, 74%
  • HSB338°, 27%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.537, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.537, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.537, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBC899C
  • DECIMAL ID12355996
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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