What color is #BC9878?

#BC9878 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color French Oak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC9878?

The RGB value is 188, 152, 120: 188 red, 152 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC9878?

The complementary color is #789CBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC9878?

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.

#BC9878 color

#BC9878 rgb(188, 152, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BC9878 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 59.6% green and 47.1% blue (188, 152, 120).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 34% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 36% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is French Oak (#BB9E7C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BC9878 color codes

HEX	`#BC9878`
RGB	`rgb(188, 152, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 59.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 34%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 36%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 36%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.36, 8.9, 21.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.36, 23.67, 67.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.358, 34.506, 22.563)`
Decimal	`12359800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC9878, 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 #BC9878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC9878 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 #BC9878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc9878; }
.text { color: #bc9878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc9878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 152 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc9878, #bcba78); }

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Questions

What color is #BC9878?: #BC9878 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color French Oak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC9878?: The RGB value is 188, 152, 120: 188 red, 152 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC9878?: The complementary color is #789CBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC9878?: 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.