#BC9B4E Color

#BC9B4E is rgb(188, 155, 78) in RGB and hsl(42, 45%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC9B4E

HEX#BC9B4E

RGBrgb(188, 155, 78)

HSLhsl(42, 45%, 52%)

HSVhsv(42, 59%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.104 86.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 59%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC9B4E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.65:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC9B4E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC9B4E Complementary#4E6FBC Analogous#BC644E Analogous#A6BC4E Triadic#4EBC9B Triadic#9B4EBC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC9B4E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C5A967 #CEB67E #D8C497 #E0D1AE #EAE0C8 #F2ECDE

Shades

#A6873F #8D7235 #735D2B #5C4B23 #433619 #29210F

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