#BC9538 Color

#BC9538 is rgb(188, 149, 56) in RGB and hsl(42, 54%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC9538

HEX#BC9538

RGBrgb(188, 149, 56)

HSLhsl(42, 54%, 48%)

HSVhsv(42, 70%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.118 85.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 70%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC9538 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.8:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.49:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC9538 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC9538 Complementary#3860BC Analogous#BC5338 Analogous#A2BC38 Triadic#38BC95 Triadic#9538BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC9538, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CAA54E #D2B36A #DBC185 #E4D1A5 #ECDFC0 #F4EDDC

Shades

#A58231 #896D29 #725A22 #5A471B #433514 #271F0C

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