Palettes / Colors / #BC9C4E

#BC9C4E — Muted Yellow

#BC9C4E is a yellow color we call Muted 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 #BC9C4E 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.

#BC9C4E is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4E6DBC; it also sits naturally between #BC654E and #A4BC4E. 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 61% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 59% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC9C4E

.text { color: #BC9C4E; }
.background { background-color: #BC9C4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC9C4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 156, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 45%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC9C4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 156, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC9C4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 156, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC9C4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC9C4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E6DBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC9C4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC9C4E

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 #BC9C4E 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 #BC9C4E 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

← #BC9C4D  ·  #BC9C4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC9C4E?

#BC9C4E is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 156, 78). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC9C4E?

#BC9C4E is RGB 188, 156, 78 — HSL 43°, 45%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 59%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC9C4E?

Its complement is #4E6DBC; analogous partners are #BC654E and #A4BC4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC9C4E for text?

Black text on #BC9C4E has a contrast ratio of 8.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.62:1.