#bd8c87

Color #bd8c87

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 3.58 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bd8c87

RGB

rgb(189, 140, 135)

HSL

hsl(5.6, 29%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.6, 28.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.9%, 28.6%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(62.78, 17.91, 9.97)

LCH

lch(62.78, 20.5, 29.1)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0607, 25.38)

HWB

hwb(5.6, 52.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87b8bd

Analogous

#bd879d

#bd8c87

#bda787

Triadic

#bd8c87

#87bd8c

#8c87bd

Split-complementary

#bd8c87

#87bda7

#879dbd

Tetradic

#bd8c87

#b8bd87

#87b8bd

#8c87bd

Square

#bd8c87

#9dbd87

#87b8bd

#a787bd

Shades

Color #bd8c87 mixed toward black.

#aa6b64

#8b524d

#683e39

#462926

#231513

Tints

Color #bd8c87 mixed toward white.

#c89f9b

#d3b2af

#dec5c3

#e9d9d7

#f4eceb

Tones

Color #bd8c87 mixed toward gray.

#b8908b

#b49390

#af9794

#ab9b99

#a69e9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaa88 · ΔE 26.8

Deuteranopia

#adb089 · ΔE 28.7

Tritanopia

#bb8989 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bd8c87;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd8c87]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#bd8c87 (#bd8c87) is rgb(189, 140, 135) in RGB.

No, #bd8c87 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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