Information about #BC9D99 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BC9D99 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 157, 153) — 73.7% red, 61.6% green, 60% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 12 / 14 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned warm red, #BC9D99 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 almost identical to Tuscany (#C09999). Slightly further away sit White Mouse (#B9A193) and Half Rickshaw (#BDA793).

The recipe behind #BC9D99 is rgb(188, 157, 153), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC9D99 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC9D99 color variations

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

#BC9D99 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC9D99 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC9D99 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC9D99 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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#BC9D99 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 #BC9D99

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

White Mouse color link
White Mouse

#B9A193

Half Rickshaw color link
Half Rickshaw

#BDA793

Double Milestone color link
Double Milestone

#B1A09C

Joss color link
Joss

#B9A896

Half Malta color link
Half Malta

#B5A695

Pristine Lavender color link
Pristine Lavender

#B2A49B

Quarter Gargoyle color link
Quarter Gargoyle

#B2A495

Mesmerise color link
Mesmerise

#B598A3

Paperback color link
Paperback

#B3A190

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

Light Mauve color link
Light Mauve

#C292A1

#BC9D99 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC9D99
  • RGB188, 157, 153
  • CMYK0, 12, 14, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 157, 153)
  • HSL7°, 21%, 67%
  • HSL Precise6.857°, 20.71%, 66.863%
  • HSV7°, 19%, 74%
  • HSB7°, 19%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.616, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.616, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.616, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBC9D99
  • DECIMAL ID12361113
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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