#BC9257 Color

#BC9257 is rgb(188, 146, 87) in RGB and hsl(35, 43%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC9257

HEX#BC9257

RGBrgb(188, 146, 87)

HSLhsl(35, 43%, 54%)

HSVhsv(35, 54%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.092 74.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 54%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC9257 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.39:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC9257 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC9257 Complementary#5781BC Analogous#BC6057 Analogous#B4BC57 Triadic#57BC92 Triadic#9257BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC9257, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C5A06D #CFB187 #D8BF9D #E0CDB2 #E9DBC8 #F3ECE2

Shades

#AB8044 #926D3A #785A30 #5B4424 #42311A #281E10

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