#BD9842 Color

#BD9842 is rgb(189, 152, 66) in RGB and hsl(42, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BD9842

HEX#BD9842

RGBrgb(189, 152, 66)

HSLhsl(42, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(42, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.113 85.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 65%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BD9842 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BD9842 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BD9842 Complementary#4267BD Analogous#BD5B42 Analogous#A4BD42 Triadic#42BD98 Triadic#9842BD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BD9842, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C6A65D #CFB577 #D9C392 #E1D0A8 #EADEC3 #F3ECDD

Shades

#A28339 #8C7031 #715B28 #5B4920 #403417 #2A210F

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