Palettes / Colors / #BC7967

#BC7967 — Muted Brown

#BC7967 is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the brown family.

#BC7967 is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #67AABC; it also sits naturally between #BC677F and #BCA467. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 47% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 45% · Key 26%

Previews

CSS code for #BC7967

.text { color: #BC7967; }
.background { background-color: #BC7967; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC7967; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 121, 103); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 39%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC7967; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 121, 103, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC7967; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 121, 103, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC7967">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC7967">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #67AABC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC7967: #000000.

How #BC7967 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #BC7967 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC7967?

#BC7967 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 188, 121, 103). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC7967?

#BC7967 is RGB 188, 121, 103 — HSL 13°, 39%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 45%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC7967?

Its complement is #67AABC; analogous partners are #BC677F and #BCA467. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC7967 for text?

Black text on #BC7967 has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.46:1.