#BC8A34 Color

#BC8A34 is rgb(188, 138, 52) in RGB and hsl(38, 57%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC8A34

HEX#BC8A34

RGBrgb(188, 138, 52)

HSLhsl(38, 57%, 47%)

HSVhsv(38, 72%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.118 77.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 72%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC8A34 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC8A34 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC8A34 Complementary#3466BC Analogous#BC4634 Analogous#AABC34 Triadic#34BC8A Triadic#8A34BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC8A34, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CD9C47 #D5AD67 #DDBC83 #E5CB9F #ECDABB #F5ECDB

Shades

#A4782D #8C6726 #745520 #584118 #402F12 #281D0B

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