What color is #BC9785?

#BC9785 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC9785?

The RGB value is 188, 151, 133: 188 red, 151 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC9785?

The complementary color is #85AABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC9785?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC9785 color

#BC9785 rgb(188, 151, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BC9785 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 59.2% green and 52.2% blue (188, 151, 133).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 29% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 29% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#BC9785 color codes

HEX	`#BC9785`
RGB	`rgb(188, 151, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 59.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 29%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 29%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.37, 11.15, 14.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.37, 18.47, 52.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.04, 34.52, 26.95)`
Decimal	`12359557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC9785, 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 #BC9785	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC9785 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #BC9785 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc9785; }
.text { color: #bc9785; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc9785; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 151 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc9785, #bcb285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #BC9785?: #BC9785 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC9785?: The RGB value is 188, 151, 133: 188 red, 151 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC9785?: The complementary color is #85AABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC9785?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.