#BC8E49 Color

#BC8E49 is rgb(188, 142, 73) in RGB and hsl(36, 46%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC8E49

HEX#BC8E49

RGBrgb(188, 142, 73)

HSLhsl(36, 46%, 51%)

HSVhsv(36, 61%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.103 75.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 61%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC8E49 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.1:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC8E49 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC8E49 Complementary#4977BC Analogous#BC5449 Analogous#B0BC49 Triadic#49BC8E Triadic#8E49BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC8E49, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C59E63 #CDAC79 #D7BC93 #E1CCAD #EADCC7 #F3EADD

Shades

#A47B3D #8D6A34 #73562B #594321 #3F2F17 #291F0F

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