What color is #BC976A?

#BC976A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cardboard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC976A?

The RGB value is 188, 151, 106: 188 red, 151 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC976A?

The complementary color is #6A8FBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC976A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC976A color

#BC976A rgb(188, 151, 106)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BC976A is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 59.2% green and 41.6% blue (188, 151, 106).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 38% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 44% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Cardboard (#C19A6C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#BC976A color codes

HEX	`#BC976A`
RGB	`rgb(188, 151, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 59.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 38%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 44%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 44%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.86, 7.83, 28.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.86, 29.96, 74.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.408, 33.867, 18.357)`
Decimal	`12359530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC976A, 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 #BC976A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC976A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #BC976A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc976a; }
.text { color: #bc976a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc976a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 151 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc976a, #b8bc6a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BC976A?: #BC976A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cardboard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC976A?: The RGB value is 188, 151, 106: 188 red, 151 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC976A?: The complementary color is #6A8FBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC976A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.