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#BC8A3E Peanut Butter

#BC8A3E is a medium, moderately saturated yellow named Peanut Butter. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 54.1% green and 24.3% blue (rgb(188, 138, 62)). Its HSL value is 36° hue, 50% saturation and 49% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 67% yellow and 26% black. #BC8A3E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.84:1.

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Variations of #BC8A3E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BC8A3E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BC8A3E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC8A3E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A89840
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9C8C36
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A68D38
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A89840
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AE933F
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CC7D79
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C2855F
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #939393
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9F9184

#BC8A3E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.07:1 Poor#BC8A3E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.84:1 Good#BC8A3E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC8A3E in CSS

/* Peanut Butter */
.color { color: #BC8A3E; }
.background { background-color: #BC8A3E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC8A3E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 138 62);
color: hsl(36 50% 49%);
color: oklch(0.668 0.111 75.1);

#BC8A3E FAQ

What color is #BC8A3E?

#BC8A3E is a medium, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Peanut Butter. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BC8A3E?

#BC8A3E is rgb(188, 138, 62) in RGB, hsl(36, 50%, 49%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 27%, 67%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC8A3E?

The complementary color of #BC8A3E is #3E70BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC8A3E?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC8A3E: 6.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC8A3E a warm or cool color?

#BC8A3E is a warm color.