#BC8D99#BC8D99
#BC8D99 is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.059 H 1.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8D99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 141, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 26%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 25%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 18.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.38, 19.66, 0.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.38, 19.67, 1.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.18% 0.0591 0.0019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.18% 0.059 1.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0139, 32.0426, 34.4187) |
| Luminance | 0.3204 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 1.65
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 2.00
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 3.75
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 4.67
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 6.34
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8D99 #8DBCB0
analogous
#BC8DB1 #BC8D99 #BC998D
triadic
#BC8D99 #99BC8D #8D99BC
tetradic
#BC8D99 #B1BC8D #8DBCB0 #998DBC
square
#BC8D99 #B1BC8D #8DBCB0 #998DBC
split-complementary
#BC8D99 #8DBC99 #8DB1BC
monochromatic
#824C5A #A56677 #BC8D99 #D3B4BB #E9DADE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#BC8D99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.41
#BC8D99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8D99
7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8D99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8D99 | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.41 | 7.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#939599
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9D98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C48A91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8d99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 141, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.059 1.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1aeb7',
500: '#bc8d99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8d99; $custom-light: #d1aeb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8d99",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 141,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 344.681,
"s": 25.967,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69183,
"c": 0.05912,
"h": 1.9
},
"luminance": 0.32041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8D99
secondary
#CADBD6
accent
#A58B41
background
#FCFAFB
surface
#F9F4F6
border
#D2CED0
text
#141011
muted
#827F80