What color is #BC9A8A?

#BC9A8A 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 #BC9A8A?

The RGB value is 188, 154, 138: 188 red, 154 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC9A8A?

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

Is black or white text better on #BC9A8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC9A8A color

#BC9A8A rgb(188, 154, 138)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BC9A8A is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 60.4% green and 54.1% blue (188, 154, 138).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 27% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#BC9A8A color codes

HEX	`#BC9A8A`
RGB	`rgb(188, 154, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 60.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 27%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 27%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.24, 10.2, 13.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.24, 16.65, 52.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.883, 35.639, 28.976)`
Decimal	`12360330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC9A8A, 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 #BC9A8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC9A8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #BC9A8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc9a8a; }
.text { color: #bc9a8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc9a8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 154 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc9a8a, #bcb38a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #BC9A8A?: #BC9A8A 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 #BC9A8A?: The RGB value is 188, 154, 138: 188 red, 154 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC9A8A?: The complementary color is #8AACBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC9A8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.