What color is #BC9D62?

#BC9D62 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Packing Paper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC9D62?

The RGB value is 188, 157, 98: 188 red, 157 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC9D62?

The complementary color is #6281BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC9D62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC9D62 color

#BC9D62 rgb(188, 157, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BC9D62 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 61.6% green and 38.4% blue (188, 157, 98).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 40% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 48% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Packing Paper (#BA9B5D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#BC9D62 color codes

HEX	`#BC9D62`
RGB	`rgb(188, 157, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 61.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 40%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 48%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 48%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.28, 3.73, 35.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.28, 35.22, 83.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.002, 35.689, 16.598)`
Decimal	`12361058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC9D62, 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 #BC9D62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC9D62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #BC9D62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc9d62; }
.text { color: #bc9d62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc9d62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 157 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc9d62, #aebc62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #BC9D62?: #BC9D62 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Packing Paper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC9D62?: The RGB value is 188, 157, 98: 188 red, 157 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC9D62?: The complementary color is #6281BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC9D62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.