#BC5E38 Color

#BC5E38 is rgb(188, 94, 56) in RGB and hsl(17, 54%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Sienna. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC5E38

HEX#BC5E38

RGBrgb(188, 94, 56)

HSLhsl(17, 54%, 48%)

HSVhsv(17, 70%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.132 41.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 70%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC5E38 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC5E38 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC5E38 Complementary#3897BC Analogous#BC3855 Analogous#BCA038 Triadic#38BC5E Triadic#5E38BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC5E38, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CA714E #D2876A #DB9D85 #E4B7A5 #ECCDC0 #F4E3DC

Shades

#A55231 #894429 #723922 #5A2D1B #432114 #27140C

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