Pale Taupe (#BC987E)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.65:1 — vs black: 7.93:1

Color values

HEX #BC987E
RGB rgb(188, 152, 126)
HSL hsl(25, 31%, 61%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 19, 33, 26 )
Websafe #CC9966

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Tags

Mood

Style

Muted (190) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC987E based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pale Taupe
#BC987E Base

#7EA2BC

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pale Taupe
#BC987E Base

#BC7E83

#BCB77E

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pale Taupe
#BC987E Base

#7EBC98

#987EBC

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pale Taupe
#BC987E Base

#7EBCB7

#7E83BC

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pale Taupe
#BC987E Base

#83BC7E

#7EA2BC

#B77EBC

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pale Taupe
#BC987E Base

#6A4C37

#9C7151

#AE8363

#CAAD99

#D6C0B0

#F0E8E3

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pale Taupe, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #110C09

— #37271C

— #5D4330

— #835E44

— #A87A58

Pale Taupe #BC987E Base

— #C8AA94

— #D3BCAB

— #DFCEC1

— #EBE0D8

— #F6F2EE

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #BC987E. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #BC987E;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #BC987E;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #BC987E;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #BC987E,
        #7EA2BC
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #BC987E,
        #7EA2BC
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$pale-taupe: #BC987E;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pale-taupe-r: 188;
$pale-taupe-g: 152;
$pale-taupe-b: 126;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pale-taupe;
    color: rgba($pale-taupe-r, $pale-taupe-g, $pale-taupe-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Pale Taupe appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #BC987E How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #A4A47D Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #9C9C7E Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #BE9595 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #9F9F9F Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pale Taupe ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pale Taupe #BC987E Base

Light Taupe #B38B6D ΔE 4.21

Antique Brass #CD9575 ΔE 5.31

Camel #C19A6B ΔE 6.52

Brown Yellow #CC9966 ΔE 7.26

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.