#BC8A38 Color

#BC8A38 is rgb(188, 138, 56) in RGB and hsl(37, 54%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC8A38

HEX#BC8A38

RGBrgb(188, 138, 56)

HSLhsl(37, 54%, 48%)

HSVhsv(37, 70%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.115 76.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 70%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC8A38 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC8A38 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC8A38 Complementary#386BBC Analogous#BC4838 Analogous#ADBC38 Triadic#38BC8A Triadic#8A38BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC8A38, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CA9B4E #D2AA6A #DBBA85 #E4CCA5 #ECDBC0 #F4EBDC

Shades

#A57931 #896429 #725322 #5A421B #433114 #271D0C

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