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#BC809A — Dusty Pink

#BC809A is a pink color we call Dusty Pink, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #BC809A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BC809A is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #80BCA2; it also sits naturally between #BC80B8 and #BC8480. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC809A · RGB 188, 128, 154

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Color values

HEX#BC809A
RGB188, 128, 154
HSL334°, 31%, 62%
HSV334°, 32%, 74%
CMYK0%, 32%, 18%, 26%
XYZ34.29, 28.46, 34.26
Yxy28.46, 0.3535, 0.2934
CIE-Lab60.30, 27.05, -4.47
Hunter Lab53.35, 24.60, -3.77

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 50% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 18% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #BC809A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC809A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC809A

.text { color: #BC809A; }
.background { background-color: #BC809A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC809A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 128, 154); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(334, 31%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC809A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 128, 154, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC809A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 128, 154, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC809A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC809A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC809A

#B26C8A#A7587A#964F6E#82455F#6E3A51#5A3042#462533#351C27#211218#0D070A

Tints of #BC809A

#C18AA2#C897AD#CEA1B5#D5AFBF#DAB9C7#DFC3CF#E6D0DA#ECDAE2#F3E8EC#F8F2F4

Tones of #BC809A

#B8849B#B3899B#B08D9C#AB929C#A7959D#A29A9E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #80BCA2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.14:1 AA large only
Against black text6.69:1 AA

Best text color on #BC809A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC809A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BC809A: ·

How #BC809A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A2A194Deuteranopia · #A6AA92Tritanopia · #B98F8E

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind zinc 500 · #71717A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC809A rather than the exact color:

Silent Zephyr
#755D92 · #B88197 · #9D9069 · #74A36F
Misty Ember
#BC7D9F · #B9A283 · #54893C · #46A896
Cosmic Ruby Whisper
#3F6979 · #B19CD0 · #C1849F · #AEA17F
Palette 49243e
#49243E · #704264 · #BB8493 · #DBAFA0
Royal Harbor
#67BC7E · #5B8CA9 · #B5A5C6 · #C47E9B
Palette 716f81
#716F81 · #B97A95 · #F6AE99 · #F2E1C1

Similar colors

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

#B88197#BC7D9F#C1849F#BB8493#C47E9B#B97A95#BD759C#B87BA6#BF7397#B5828C#C48E98#AE8A9B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC8099  ·  #BC809B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC809A?

#BC809A is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 128, 154). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC809A?

#BC809A is RGB 188, 128, 154 — HSL 334°, 31%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 18%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC809A?

Its complement is #80BCA2; analogous partners are #BC80B8 and #BC8480. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC809A for text?

Black text on #BC809A has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.14:1.