#BD9C42 Color

#BD9C42 is rgb(189, 156, 66) in RGB and hsl(44, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BD9C42

HEX#BD9C42

RGBrgb(189, 156, 66)

HSLhsl(44, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(44, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.115 88.9)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 65%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BD9C42 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.63:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BD9C42 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BD9C42 Complementary#4263BD Analogous#BD5F42 Analogous#A0BD42 Triadic#42BD9C Triadic#9C42BD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BD9C42, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C6AA5D #CFB877 #D9C692 #E1D1A8 #EADFC3 #F3EDDD

Shades

#A28639 #8C7331 #715E28 #5B4B20 #403517 #2A220F

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