#BC9B38 Color

#BC9B38 is rgb(188, 155, 56) in RGB and hsl(45, 54%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC9B38

HEX#BC9B38

RGBrgb(188, 155, 56)

HSLhsl(45, 54%, 48%)

HSVhsv(45, 70%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.121 90.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 70%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC9B38 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.66:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC9B38 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC9B38 Complementary#3859BC Analogous#BC5938 Analogous#9BBC38 Triadic#38BC9B Triadic#9B38BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC9B38, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CAAB4E #D2B86A #DBC585 #E4D4A5 #ECE1C0 #F4EEDC

Shades

#A58831 #897129 #725E22 #5A4A1B #433714 #27200C

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