Information about #BC8C85 color

#BC8C85 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BC8C85 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 140, 133) — 73.7% red, 54.9% green, 52.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 22 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced red, #BC8C85 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 a hair away from Oriental Pink (#C28E88). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F) and Old Rose (#C08081).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(188, 140, 133)), which gives #BC8C85 its character. If you plan to put text on a #BC8C85 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BC8C85 color variations

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

#BC8C85 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC8C85 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC8C85 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC8C85 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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#BC8C85 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 #BC8C85

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

Oriental Pink color link
Oriental Pink

#C28E88

Rosy Brown color link
Rosy Brown

#BC8F8F

Old Rose color link
Old Rose

#C08081

Khaki Rose color link
Khaki Rose

#C5908E

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

Kai Patrice Pink color link
Kai Patrice Pink

#C2848F

Pink Bow color link
Pink Bow

#C48189

Brandy Rose color link
Brandy Rose

#B6857A

Aesthetic Brown color link
Aesthetic Brown

#B6977D

Quicksand color link
Quicksand

#C3988B

Ash Rose color link
Ash Rose

#B5817D

Sandrift color link
Sandrift

#AF937D

#BC8C85 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC8C85
  • RGB188, 140, 133
  • CMYK0, 19, 22, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 140, 133)
  • HSL8°, 29%, 63%
  • HSL Precise7.636°, 29.101%, 62.941%
  • HSV8°, 29%, 74%
  • HSB8°, 29%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.549, 0.522)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.549, 0.522, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.549, 0.522)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBC8C85
  • DECIMAL ID12356741
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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