What does the color RosyBrown mean?

Red

RosyBrown

#bc8f8f

#c9a5a5

#d7bcbc

#e4d2d2

#f2e9e9

#b08c8c

Meaning

Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention.

History

RosyBrown is a standard CSS/SVG named color used across browsers since early web standards.

Usage

Use RosyBrown (#bc8f8f) in CSS as color: rosybrown; or as #bc8f8f.

Red

RosyBrown

#BC8F8F

Accessibility

AAA

7.46:1

Vs white / black

2.81:1 · 7.46:1

Sources

Library color

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Codes

Formats

HEX

#bc8f8f

RGB

rgb(188, 143, 143)

RGBA

rgba(188, 143, 143, 1)

HSL

hsl(0, 25%, 65%)

HSV

hsv(0, 24%, 74%)

LAB

lab(63.61% 17.01 6.61)

LCH

lch(63.61% 18.25 21.24)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6927 0.0519 0.0174)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6927 0.0547 18.53)

XYZ

xyz(35.52, 32.32, 30.35)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 26%)

CSS

color: #bc8f8f;

CSS variable

--color-bc8f8f: #bc8f8f;

SCSS

$color-bc8f8f: #bc8f8f;

Tailwind

slate-300

Export

Developer code

:root {
  --rosybrown-1: #bc8f8f;
}

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

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Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

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Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

ac8383 9d7777 8d6b6b 7d5f5f 6e5353 5e4848 4e3c3c 3f3030 2f2424 1f1818 100c0c

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

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Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#BC8F8FStop 1 #8FBCBCStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#BC8FA6Stop 1 #BC8F8FStop 2 #BCA68FStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#BC8F8FStop 1 #8FBC8FStop 2 #8F8FBCStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#BC8F8FStop 1 #8FBCA6Stop 2 #8FA6BCStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#402626Stop 1 #704343Stop 2 #9F6060Stop 3 #BC8F8FStop 4 #D9BFBFStop 5

Meaning

Color psychology

Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention.

Common uses: primary buttons, chart series, status badges, marketing gradients, and brand accents in the Red family.

Related shades & tints

#c9a5a5

#d7bcbc

#e4d2d2

#f2e9e9

#b08c8c

#a48989

#988686

#8c8383

Similar colors

#ca9a8c

#c29080

#cb9d86

#d79b89

#c39379

#d3a892

#d0917c

#b9866a

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