Information about #BC9795 color

#BC9795 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC9795 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 151, 149) — 73.7% red, 59.2% green, 58.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 15 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BC9795 reads as a softly toned earthy red and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tuscany (#C09999). Slightly further away sit Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F) and Del Rio (#B5998E).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 151, 149) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC9795 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC9795 color variations

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

#BC9795 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC9795 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC9795 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC9795 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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#BC9795 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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#94A6BC
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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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#94BC96
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#9694BC
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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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#BABC94
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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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#A6BC94
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Nearest named colors to #BC9795

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

Tuscany color link
Tuscany

#C09999

Rosy Brown color link
Rosy Brown

#BC8F8F

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

White Mouse color link
White Mouse

#B9A193

Grey Pink color link
Grey Pink

#C3909B

Quicksand color link
Quicksand

#C3988B

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Khaki Rose color link
Khaki Rose

#C5908E

Pastel Rose Gold color link
Pastel Rose Gold

#C79098

Light Mauve color link
Light Mauve

#C292A1

Paperback color link
Paperback

#B3A190

Viola color link
Viola

#C58F9D

#BC9795 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC9795
  • RGB188, 151, 149
  • CMYK0, 15, 15, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 151, 149)
  • HSL3°, 23%, 66%
  • HSL Precise3.077°, 22.543%, 66.078%
  • HSV3°, 21%, 74%
  • HSB3°, 21%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.592, 0.584)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.592, 0.584, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.592, 0.584)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBC9795
  • DECIMAL ID12359573
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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