#BC9C8B
Dusty Rose · light warm orange
About #BC9C8B
With the hex code #BC9C8B, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 61% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 26% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Khaki. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8BABBC, a dusty blue shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BC9C8B?
With the hex code #BC9C8B, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 61% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 26% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BC9C8B?
Use black text. Black on #BC9C8B has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BC9C8B?
Its complementary colour is #8BABBC, and analogous partners are #BC8B92 and #BCB58B.