#BC8538 Color

#BC8538 is rgb(188, 133, 56) in RGB and hsl(35, 54%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC8538

HEX#BC8538

RGBrgb(188, 133, 56)

HSLhsl(35, 54%, 48%)

HSVhsv(35, 70%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.114 72.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 70%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC8538 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.21:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC8538 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC8538 Complementary#386FBC Analogous#BC4338 Analogous#B1BC38 Triadic#38BC85 Triadic#8538BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC8538, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CA974E #D2A76A #DBB785 #E4CAA5 #ECDAC0 #F4EADC

Shades

#A57531 #896129 #725122 #5A401B #432F14 #271C0C

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