What color is #BC893C?

#BC893C is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Peanut Butter. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC893C?

The RGB value is 188, 137, 60: 188 red, 137 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC893C?

The complementary color is #3C6FBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC893C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC893C color

#BC893C rgb(188, 137, 60)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BC893C is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 53.7% green and 23.5% blue (188, 137, 60).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 52% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 68% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Peanut Butter (#BE893F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#BC893C color codes

HEX	`#BC893C`
RGB	`rgb(188, 137, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 53.7%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 52%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 68%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 68%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.7, 11.7, 47.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.7, 49.04, 76.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.502, 28.911, 8.248)`
Decimal	`12355900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC893C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BC893C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BC893C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BC893C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc893c; }
.text { color: #bc893c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc893c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 137 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc893c, #afbc3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #BC893C?: #BC893C is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Peanut Butter. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC893C?: The RGB value is 188, 137, 60: 188 red, 137 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC893C?: The complementary color is #3C6FBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC893C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.