#BC9E38 Color

#BC9E38 is rgb(188, 158, 56) in RGB and hsl(46, 54%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC9E38

HEX#BC9E38

RGBrgb(188, 158, 56)

HSLhsl(46, 54%, 48%)

HSVhsv(46, 70%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.123 92.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 70%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC9E38 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.6:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC9E38 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC9E38 Complementary#3857BC Analogous#BC5C38 Analogous#99BC38 Triadic#38BC9E Triadic#9E38BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC9E38, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CAAD4E #D2BA6A #DBC785 #E4D5A5 #ECE2C0 #F4EFDC

Shades

#A58A31 #897329 #725F22 #5A4C1B #433814 #27210C

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