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#bc9649

a balanced, vivid yellow · warm · closest name: peru

RGB
188, 150, 73
HSL
40°, 46%, 51%
CMYK
0, 20, 61, 26
Luminance
0.3299

Every format

HEX#bc9649
RGBrgb(188, 150, 73)
HSLhsl(40, 46%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 61%, 26%)
LABlab(64.2 5.4 45.2)
LCHlch(64.2 45.5 83.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.693 0.106 83.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc9649;
background-color: #bc9649;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc9649] bg-[#bc9649]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc9649;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.588, blue: 0.286)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc9649")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc9649 on white: 2.76:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc9649 on black: 7.60:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green58.8%
Blue28.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta20.2%
Yellow61.2%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#bc9649 text on a black background

contrast 7.60:1

Card sample

#bc9649 text on a white background

contrast 2.76:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc9649;
Background color
Panel with #bc9649 background
background-color: #bc9649;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc9649;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 150, 73, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 150, 73, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc9649;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9649, #95BC49);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc9649

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc9649 in the Color Lab