#BD838A

A light, moderate red closely aligning with Rosybrown.

About #BD838A

The precise color #BD838A is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Rosybrown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 189, 131, and 138.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 27% yellow, and 26% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD838A
RGB189, 131, 138
HSL352.8°, 30.5%, 62.7%
CMYK0%, 31%, 27%, 26%
HSV352.8°, 30.7%, 74.1%
LAB60.7, 23.3, 5.3
XYZ33.7, 28.9, 27.8
Decimal12419978

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.10:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.78:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.96:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.76:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD838A; }
.text-color { color: #BD838A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD838A; }

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Rosybrown
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