Information about #BC9CA9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BC9CA9 falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 156, 169) — 73.7% red, 61.2% green, 66.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 7 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BC9CA9 is a softly toned romantic rose that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Mesmerise (#B598A3). Slightly further away sit Fashion Mauve (#B5A8A8) and Light Mauve (#C292A1).

The recipe behind #BC9CA9 is rgb(188, 156, 169), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC9CA9: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BC9CA9 color variations

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

#BC9CA9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC9CA9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC9CA9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC9CA9 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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#BC9CA9 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 #BC9CA9

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

Mesmerise color link
Mesmerise

#B598A3

Fashion Mauve color link
Fashion Mauve

#B5A8A8

Light Mauve color link
Light Mauve

#C292A1

Martini color link
Martini

#B7A8A3

Lilac Luster color link
Lilac Luster

#AE98AA

Pastel Purple color link
Pastel Purple

#B39EB5

Careys Pink color link
Careys Pink

#C99AA0

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

Tuscany color link
Tuscany

#C09999

Double Milestone color link
Double Milestone

#B1A09C

Cherish color link
Cherish

#C6ABA9

Fantail color link
Fantail

#BAAEA9

#BC9CA9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC9CA9
  • RGB188, 156, 169
  • CMYK0, 13, 7, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 156, 169)
  • HSL336°, 19%, 67%
  • HSL Precise335.625°, 19.277%, 67.451%
  • HSV336°, 17%, 74%
  • HSB336°, 17%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.612, 0.663)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.612, 0.663, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.612, 0.663)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.3%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBC9CA9
  • DECIMAL ID12360873
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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