#BC8F8FRosy Brown (#BC8F8F) is a light, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 19°, lightness 0.69 and chroma 0.055. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #BC8F8F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 143, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 25%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 24%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 26%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(63.6 17 6.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.693 0.055 19) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Rosy Brown shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward magenta. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c08b85 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#c18f8c — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#bc8f8f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#bc9091 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward magentaTest Rosy Brown in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.81:1 and against black 7.46:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffeded · #e7bdbd · #bc8f8f · #997171 · #724e4f · #4c2f2f
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#e2b8a0 · #d5a093 · #bc8f8f · #ae7886 · #956980 · #7b5b77
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#cbb8a2 · #bc8f8f · #a16f6f · #7c592e · #623839 · #392814
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#88d3d6 · #bc8f8f · #887676 · #715253 · #503636 · #2e1d1d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f4 · #bc8f8f · #8a7e7d · #494f4f · #271c1c · #000101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ffeded · #dac5c4 · #bc8f8f · #3d2122 · #180103 · #e44e5d
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#ffeded · #dac5c4 · #bc8f8f · #3d2122 · #180103 · #dbc54e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d8d4ae · #bc8f8f · #207997 · #67455b · #212e4c · #020e21
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e1f7f7 · #bc8f8f · #5c8d7b · #13556e · #00271b · #00040a
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebf6e7 · #bc8f8f · #6f8a67 · #334e76 · #0b1f3d · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f3f3e2 · #bc8f8f · #84845a · #00595c · #1f193b · #000202
#C79F9F · #D3AFAF · #DEBFBF · #E9D0CF · #F4E0E0
#9C7474 · #7D5A5A · #604242 · #442A2B · #291515
#B69292 · #AF9595 · #A89897
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.