What color is #BCB667?

#BCB667 is a desaturated yellow known as Motherland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Motherland?

The RGB value is 188, 182, 103: 188 red, 182 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Motherland?

The complementary color is #676DBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB667?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Motherland color: hex code #BCB667

#BCB667 rgb(188, 182, 103)

Shades of yellow

Motherland has the hex code #BCB667. It is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 71.4% green and 40.4% blue (188, 182, 103).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 39% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 45% yellow and 26% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

Motherland (#BCB667) color codes

HEX	`#BCB667`
RGB	`rgb(188, 182, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 71.4%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 39%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 45%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 45%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.98, -9.08, 40.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.98, 41.79, 102.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.916, 45.128, 19.437)`
Decimal	`12367463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Motherland, 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 #BCB667	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB667 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	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 #BCB667 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb667; }
.text { color: #bcb667; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb667; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 182 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb667, #98bc67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BCB667 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BCB667?: #BCB667 is a desaturated yellow known as Motherland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Motherland?: The RGB value is 188, 182, 103: 188 red, 182 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Motherland?: The complementary color is #676DBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB667?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.