#bc5549

Chestnut

Closest match (97% match)

Color formats

RGB

rgb(188, 85, 73)

Red, Green, Blue components

HSL

hsl(6, 46%, 51%)

Hue, Saturation, Lightness

CMYK

cmyk(0, 55, 61, 26)

Print color encoding

Luminance

0.177

Relative luminance

Variations

Shades (Darkening)

Tints (Lightening)

Tones (Reduced saturation)

Harmonies

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Complementary (Opposite)

#bc5549

#49b0bc

Analogous (Adjacent)

#bc4976

#bc5549

#bc8f49

Triadic

#bc5549

#49bc55

#5549bc

Split complementary

#bc5549

#49bc8f

#4977bc

Complete conversion table

HEX

#BC5549

RGB

rgb(188,85,73)

RGBA

rgba(188,85,73, 1)

HSL

hsl(6.26,46.18%,51.18%)

OKLCH (Modern CSS)

oklch(0.58 0.14 28.7)

CSS Variable

--color: #bc5549;

Preview

Readability and Typography

Headline Test

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Headline Test

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UI Component Set

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SOLIDSOFTOUTLINE

Product Mockup

4582 •••• •••• 9018

CARDHOLDER

JOHN DOE

VALID

12/28

Mobile application

Customer support

Hi! How can we help you today?

I love this new color! 😍

Data visualization

Weekly growth

+1,240

12.5%

WED

2,450

Contrast

Contrast and readability (WCAG)

On white background

4.63

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

On black background

4.53

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

Color blindness simulator

ORIG

SIM

Protanopia (red)

#bc5549#505049

ORIG

SIM

Deuteranopia (green)

#bc5549#909a49

ORIG

SIM

Tritanopia (blue)

#bc5549#b77985

ORIG

SIM

Monochrome (color blind)

#bc5549#757575

Mixing guide

How to mix this color using physical paints or printing inks.

MIXING PALETTE

85%

10%

RYB PIGMENTS

Cadmium red

Pigment

85%

Cadmium yellow

Pigment

10%

Titanium white

Pigment

Unlike light, mixing paints makes colors darker. This simulation mimics the behavior of physical pigments.

Physical properties

Perceptual and light-related properties derived from the digital color.

Spectral relationship

Red hue

620–750 nm • closest visible-spectrum range

750 nm

380 nm

Visual temperature

Warm

A perceptual warm–cool classification. Kelvin does not apply to an arbitrary interface color.

Cool

Neutral

Warm

Luminance (brightness)

17.7%

Dark • relative luminance

50%

100%

An RGB color is produced by combined screen light, so this range is a visual comparison rather than an exact physical wavelength.

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Blush

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Chateau Green

#49BC55

Blue Violet

#5549BC

Ocean Green

#49BC8F

Vivid Tangerine

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