Palettes / Colors / #BC952A

#BC952A — Yellow

#BC952A is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peru (#CD853F) — not an exact match. CSS peru gives you #CD853F, a different color; use #BC952A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BC952A is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2A51BB; it also sits naturally between #BB4C2A and #99BB2A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 58% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 78% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BC952A

.text { color: #BC952A; }
.background { background-color: #BC952A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC952A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 149, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 63%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC952A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 149, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC952A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 149, 42, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC952A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC952A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC952A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2A51BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC952A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC952A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BC952A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC952A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC9529  ·  #BC952B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC952A?

#BC952A is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 149, 42). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC952A?

#BC952A is RGB 188, 149, 42 — HSL 44°, 63%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 78%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC952A?

Its complement is #2A51BB; analogous partners are #BB4C2A and #99BB2A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC952A for text?

Black text on #BC952A has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.81:1.