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#bc9d53

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

RGB
188, 157, 83
HSL
42°, 44%, 53%
CMYK
0, 17, 56, 26
Luminance
0.3543

Every format

HEX#bc9d53
RGBrgb(188, 157, 83)
HSLhsl(42, 44%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 56%, 26%)
LABlab(66.1 2.4 42.5)
LCHlch(66.1 42.6 86.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.709 0.100 87.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc9d53;
background-color: #bc9d53;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc9d53] bg-[#bc9d53]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc9d53;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.616, blue: 0.325)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc9d53")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc9d53 on white: 2.60:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc9d53 on black: 8.09:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green61.6%
Blue32.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta16.5%
Yellow55.9%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#bc9d53 text on a black background

contrast 8.09:1

Card sample

#bc9d53 text on a white background

contrast 2.60:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc9d53;
Background color
Panel with #bc9d53 background
background-color: #bc9d53;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc9d53;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 157, 83, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 157, 83, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc9d53;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9d53, #95BC53);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc9d53

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc9d53 in the Color Lab