Palettes / Colors / #BC9C8A

#BC9C8A — Dusty Brown

#BC9C8A is a brown color we call Dusty Brown, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #BC9C8A 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.

#BC9C8A 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 #8AAABC; it also sits naturally between #BC8A91 and #BCB58A. 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 61% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 27% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC9C8A

.text { color: #BC9C8A; }
.background { background-color: #BC9C8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC9C8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 156, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 27%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC9C8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 156, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC9C8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 156, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC9C8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC9C8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8AAABC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC9C8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC9C8A

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:

How #BC9C8A 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 #BC9C8A 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

← #BC9C89  ·  #BC9C8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC9C8A?

#BC9C8A is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 188, 156, 138). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC9C8A?

#BC9C8A is RGB 188, 156, 138 — HSL 22°, 27%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 27%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC9C8A?

Its complement is #8AAABC; analogous partners are #BC8A91 and #BCB58A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC9C8A for text?

Black text on #BC9C8A has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.54:1.