Peru (Brown)

#BC923B

RGB: 188, 146, 59

Color OverviewHEX #BC923B

#BC923B Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #BC923B is composed of 74% red, 57% green, and 23% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 40°, saturation of 52%, and lightness of 48%.

HEX

#BC923B

RGB

188, 146, 59

HSL

40°, 52%, 48%

HSV

40°, 69%, 74%

CMYK

0%, 22%, 69%, 26%

Name Match

Peru

Closest Standard

Shades of #BC923B (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #BC923B (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #BC923B (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #BC923B

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #BC923B Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.87 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #BC923B Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):7.31 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #BC923B;
}

.element {
  color: #BC923B;
  background-color: #BC923B;
  border-color: #BC923B;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#BC923B] text-[#BC923B] border-[#BC923B]">
  Content styled with #BC923B
</div>