Rosy Brown Color

#bc8f8f

Rosy Brown is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #437070
Complementary Color #8fbcbc
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.9% (better contrasting with white)
Rosy Brown Color Sample
Rosy Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bc8f8f

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rosy Brown Color. The Rosy Tan color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pinkish Grey (#c8aca9) for more calm effect. Try Hot Chili as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8fbcbc is the best complementary color to Rosy Brown. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bc8f8f complementary color is Shadow Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Quicksand are #bc8fa5 and #bca58f. Thus found on the left and right of #bc8f8f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bouquet and Quicksand colors as they work well with Rosy Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rosy Brown palette consists of #8fa5bc and #8fbca5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8fbcbc). Try Nepal and Summer Green colors in combination with #bc8f8f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #bc8f8f offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rosy Brown. Thus Wild Blue Yonder and Norway giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rosy Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow Green, Swamp Green, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #bc8f8f square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rosy Brown tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#8fbcbc) and two others. The Norway is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lilac – 120° from the complementary Shadow Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8fbc8f and #bc8fbc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bc8f8f is made of 40% red, 30% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Rosy Brown has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 25.14% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bc8f8f is made of 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 17.65% yellow and 26.27% black ink.

HEX #bc8f8f
RGB Decimal rgb(188,143,143)
RGB Percentage 40%, 30%, 30%
CMYK 0, 17.65, 17.65, 26.27
HSL hsl(0,25.14%,64.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,23.94%,73.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.606,17.017,6.6017)
XYZ xyz(35.5194,32.3195,30.3528)
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