#BC9CAA#BC9CAA
#BC9CAA is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.042 H 350.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9CAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 156, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(334, 19%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(334, 17%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 9.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.56, 14.18, -2.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.56, 14.46, 348.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.57% 0.0417 -0.0073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.57% 0.042 350) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8827, 37.3717, 43.1349) |
| Luminance | 0.3737 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 4.72
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 5.86
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 6.47
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 7.55
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.04
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 8.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9CAA #9CBCAE
analogous
#BC9CBA #BC9CAA #BC9E9C
triadic
#BC9CAA #AABC9C #9CAABC
tetradic
#BC9CAA #BABC9C #9CBCAE #9E9CBC
square
#BC9CAA #BABC9C #9CBCAE #9E9CBC
split-complementary
#BC9CAA #9CBC9E #9CBABC
monochromatic
#84596C #A3788B #BC9CAA #D5C0C9 #EDE5E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#BC9CAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.47
#BC9CAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9CAA
8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9CAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9CAA | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.47 | 8.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA2AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A6A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C19BA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9caa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 156, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.042 350.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b9c3',
500: '#bc9caa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9caa; $custom-light: #d0b9c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9caa",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 156,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 333.75,
"s": 19.277,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72572,
"c": 0.04229,
"h": 350
},
"luminance": 0.37371
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9CAA
secondary
#D5DFDB
accent
#9E7848
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F9F6F7
border
#D2D0D0
text
#141112
muted
#828081