#BC9949 Color

#BC9949 is rgb(188, 153, 73) in RGB and hsl(42, 46%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC9949

HEX#BC9949

RGBrgb(188, 153, 73)

HSLhsl(42, 46%, 51%)

HSVhsv(42, 61%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.107 85.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 61%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC9949 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC9949 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC9949 Complementary#496BBC Analogous#BC6049 Analogous#A5BC49 Triadic#49BC99 Triadic#9949BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC9949, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C5A863 #CDB479 #D7C393 #E1D1AD #EAE0C7 #F3ECDD

Shades

#A4853D #8D7334 #735E2B #594821 #3F3317 #29210F

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