Palettes / Colors / #BC8F93

#BC8F93 — Dusty Red

#BC8F93 is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the red family.

#BC8F93 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #8FBCB8; it also sits naturally between #BC8FA9 and #BCA28F. 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 56% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 22% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC8F93

.text { color: #BC8F93; }
.background { background-color: #BC8F93; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC8F93; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 143, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 25%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC8F93; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 143, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC8F93; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 143, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC8F93">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC8F93">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FBCB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC8F93: #000000.

How #BC8F93 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC8F93 rather than the exact color:

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 #BC8F93?

#BC8F93 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 188, 143, 147). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC8F93?

#BC8F93 is RGB 188, 143, 147 — HSL 355°, 25%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 22%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC8F93?

Its complement is #8FBCB8; analogous partners are #BC8FA9 and #BCA28F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC8F93 for text?

Black text on #BC8F93 has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.80:1.