#BC8B5C Color

#BC8B5C is rgb(188, 139, 92) in RGB and hsl(29, 42%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC8B5C

HEX#BC8B5C

RGBrgb(188, 139, 92)

HSLhsl(29, 42%, 55%)

HSVhsv(29, 51%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.087 64.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 51%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC8B5C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.99:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC8B5C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC8B5C Complementary#5C8EBC Analogous#BC5C5E Analogous#BCBB5C Triadic#5CBC8B Triadic#8B5CBC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC8B5C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C59A72 #CEAA88 #D7B99D #E1CBB7 #EADBCC #F3EAE2

Shades

#AE7947 #91653B #775331 #5E4126 #45301C #281C10

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