What color is #BCB88A?

#BCB88A is a light, desaturated yellow known as Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sage?

The RGB value is 188, 184, 138: 188 red, 184 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sage?

The complementary color is #8A8EBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB88A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sage color: hex code #BCB88A

#BCB88A rgb(188, 184, 138)

Shades of yellow

Sage has the hex code #BCB88A. It is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 72.2% green and 54.1% blue (188, 184, 138).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 27% yellow and 26% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

Sage (#BCB88A) color codes

HEX	`#BCB88A`
RGB	`rgb(188, 184, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 72.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 27%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 27%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.07, -5.97, 23.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.07, 24.68, 104.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.467, 46.808, 30.838)`
Decimal	`12368010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sage, 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 #BCB88A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB88A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	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 #BCB88A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb88a; }
.text { color: #bcb88a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb88a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 184 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb88a, #a7bc8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BCB88A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BCB88A?: #BCB88A is a light, desaturated yellow known as Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sage?: The RGB value is 188, 184, 138: 188 red, 184 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sage?: The complementary color is #8A8EBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB88A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.