What color is #BC8C73?

#BC8C73 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC8C73?

The RGB value is 188, 140, 115: 188 red, 140 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC8C73?

The complementary color is #73A3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC8C73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC8C73 color

#BC8C73 rgb(188, 140, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BC8C73 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 54.9% green and 45.1% blue (188, 140, 115).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 35% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 39% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Macaroon (#B38B71), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#BC8C73 color codes

HEX	`#BC8C73`
RGB	`rgb(188, 140, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 54.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 35%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 39%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 39%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.24, 14.92, 20.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.24, 25.34, 53.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.213, 30.687, 20.39)`
Decimal	`12356723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC8C73, 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 #BC8C73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC8C73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #BC8C73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc8c73; }
.text { color: #bc8c73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc8c73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 140 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc8c73, #bcb073); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #BC8C73?: #BC8C73 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC8C73?: The RGB value is 188, 140, 115: 188 red, 140 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC8C73?: The complementary color is #73A3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC8C73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.