#BD8A42 Color

#BD8A42 is rgb(189, 138, 66) in RGB and hsl(35, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BD8A42

HEX#BD8A42

RGBrgb(189, 138, 66)

HSLhsl(35, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(35, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.108 73.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 65%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BD8A42 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BD8A42 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BD8A42 Complementary#4275BD Analogous#BD4D42 Analogous#B3BD42 Triadic#42BD8A Triadic#8A42BD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BD8A42, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C69A5D #CFAB77 #D9BB92 #E1C9A8 #EAD9C3 #F3EADD

Shades

#A27639 #8C6631 #715328 #5B4220 #402F17 #2A1E0F

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