Color swatch image showing #BC9894 with RGB(188,152,148) values

#BC9894 Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #BC9894 including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#BC9894 Color Information

#BC9894 RGB value is (188, 152, 148). The hex color red value is 188, green is 152, and blue is 148. Its HSL format shows a hue of 6°, saturation of 23 percent, and lightness of 66 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 19 percent, 21 percent, 26 percent.

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#BC9894 Color Meaning

Color #BC9894 conveys soft warmth, gentle elegance, and reflective calm. #BC9894 muted pinkish-beige shade supports comfort, emotional balance, and understated sophistication. Color #BC9894 psychologically encourages mindfulness, patience, and approachable composure. Culturally, color #BC9894 represents refined subtlety, gentle charm, and timeless warmth in Western contexts. Eastern traditions associate #BC9894 with harmony, softness, and restorative energy. Fengshui interprets #BC9894 muted tone as calming, stabilizing interiors, and enhancing balance in both personal and professional spaces. Spiritually, color #BC9894 aligns with the Root and Heart Chakras, supporting grounded emotional balance and inner warmth. Designers use #BC9894 muted shade in interiors, textiles, and visual media to convey understated sophistication, gentle vibrancy, and harmonious cohesion. Its soft saturation ensures visual comfort.

Color Conversion

Convert #BC9894 across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#BC9894
RGB
rgb(188, 152, 148)
HSL
hsl(6°, 23%, 66%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 19%, 21%, 26%)
HSV
hsv(6°, 21%, 74%)
XYZ
37.3126 35.2860 32.8613
Yxy
35.2860 0.3538 0.3346
Hunter Lab
59.4020 2.0844 0.9734
CIE-Lab
65.9707 12.7858 7.1745

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red188 / 255 (74%)
74%
Green152 / 255 (60%)
60%
Blue148 / 255 (58%)
58%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta19 / 100 (19%)
19%
Yellow21 / 100 (21%)
21%
Key (Black)26 / 100 (26%)
26%

Color Variations

#BC9894 harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#BC9894 harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #BC9894 for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

2.61:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

2.61:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

2.61:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #BC9894 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

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protanopia

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Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #BC9894;

Text Color

color: #BC9894;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #BC9894;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #BC989440;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #BC9894;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #BC9894 0%, #78504b 100%);

#BC9894 Color FAQs

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