#BC8A49 Color

#BC8A49 is rgb(188, 138, 73) in RGB and hsl(34, 46%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC8A49

HEX#BC8A49

RGBrgb(188, 138, 73)

HSLhsl(34, 46%, 51%)

HSVhsv(34, 61%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.102 71.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 61%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC8A49 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC8A49 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC8A49 Complementary#497ABC Analogous#BC5049 Analogous#B4BC49 Triadic#49BC8A Triadic#8A49BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC8A49, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C59A63 #CDA979 #D7BA93 #E1CAAD #EADBC7 #F3E9DD

Shades

#A4773D #8D6734 #73542B #594121 #3F2E17 #291E0F

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