Rose
#BC899C
#BC899C is a rose with low intensity, at step 400 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 6.5:1. On white it reaches only 2.9:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#BC899C shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #BC899C kept exactly at step 400. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 FFF3F7
- 100 FFE2EC
- 200 F8CBDB
- 300 E0B0C1
- 400 BC899C
- 500 A9778A
- 600 8C5D6F
- 700 714657
- 800 583241
- 900 40202D
- 950 280F19
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-rose-50: #fff3f7; --color-rose-100: #ffe2ec; --color-rose-200: #f8cbdb; --color-rose-300: #e0b0c1; --color-rose-400: #bc899c; --color-rose-500: #a9778a; --color-rose-600: #8c5d6f; --color-rose-700: #714657; --color-rose-800: #583241; --color-rose-900: #40202d; --color-rose-950: #280f19;}Is #BC899C readable?
Contrast for text on #BC899C and for #BC899C used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 2.9APCA Lc 61 · Content text 16px and up
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AA · 6.5APCA Lc 48 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #99697B · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 2.9APCA Lc 56 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AA · 6.5APCA Lc 46 · Large text and headings
Color palettes with #BC899C
Six palettes built around #BC899C, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#BC899C · #DD6B68 · #DA85E9 · #FFDDCC · #392B31
- Complementary#BC899C · #23BA97 · #0CCDA9 · #FFD1DC · #37292F
- Split complementary#BC899C · #599E46 · #00AFBF · #FBCAE1 · #3B2E33
- Triadic#BC899C · #CEAF2C · #00B6EA · #FFC3D4 · #261F21
- Tetradic#BC899C · #D3AA67 · #00C69A · #C7D8FF · #342C2F
- Monochromatic#BC899C · #CF7A97 · #FF93B5 · #FFC6DD · #291F23
#BC899C as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #BC899C looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #FFF3F7
- Brand 100, #FFE2EC
- Brand 200, #F8CBDB
- Brand 300, #E0B0C1
- Brand 400, #BC899C
- Brand 500, #A9778A
- Brand 600, #8C5D6F
- Brand 700, #714657
- Brand 800, #583241
- Brand 900, #40202D
- Brand 950, #280F19
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FBFAFA
- Neutral 100, #F6F3F4
- Neutral 200, #E8E4E5
- Neutral 300, #D8D2D4
- Neutral 400, #A79EA1
- Neutral 500, #7A7074
- Neutral 600, #5B5154
- Neutral 700, #463E41
- Neutral 800, #2D2528
- Neutral 900, #1D1618
- Neutral 950, #0E080A
Success
- Success 50, #E7FFE2
- Success 100, #CAFCBF
- Success 200, #B4EBA9
- Success 300, #97D28A
- Success 400, #78B66A
- Success 500, #609F52
- Success 600, #417E33
- Success 700, #2A651C
- Success 800, #174D07
- Success 900, #0A3600
- Success 950, #041F00
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5EB
- Warning 100, #FFE7CE
- Warning 200, #FFCF9D
- Warning 300, #F1B169
- Warning 400, #E49E4D
- Warning 500, #B9771D
- Warning 600, #995E00
- Warning 700, #784900
- Warning 800, #5B3600
- Warning 900, #402400
- Warning 950, #261300
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F3
- Danger 100, #FFE4E2
- Danger 200, #FFCAC7
- Danger 300, #FFA29F
- Danger 400, #F77575
- Danger 500, #D14E52
- Danger 600, #B93A40
- Danger 700, #991F2A
- Danger 800, #7B0419
- Danger 900, #58000E
- Danger 950, #360005
Info
- Info 50, #F2F7FF
- Info 100, #DFEDFF
- Info 200, #C0DCFF
- Info 300, #93C3FF
- Info 400, #70A6EB
- Info 500, #4E85C9
- Info 600, #396EB0
- Info 700, #235693
- Info 800, #103F76
- Info 900, #012A59
- Info 950, #001737
- Primary buttons use Brand 400 with neutral 950 text, at 6.8:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 400: it already reads on the dark background at 6.8:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #BC899C
Lighter and darker versions, its complementary color, neighbors on the color wheel and softer variants.