#BD9042 Color

#BD9042 is rgb(189, 144, 66) in RGB and hsl(38, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BD9042

HEX#BD9042

RGBrgb(189, 144, 66)

HSLhsl(38, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(38, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.11 78.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 65%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BD9042 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BD9042 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BD9042 Complementary#426FBD Analogous#BD5342 Analogous#ACBD42 Triadic#42BD90 Triadic#9042BD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BD9042, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C69F5D #CFAF77 #D9BF92 #E1CCA8 #EADBC3 #F3EBDD

Shades

#A27C39 #8C6A31 #715628 #5B4520 #403117 #2A200F

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