What color is #BC9E80?

#BC9E80 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 #BC9E80?

The RGB value is 188, 158, 128: 188 red, 158 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC9E80?

The complementary color is #809EBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC9E80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC9E80 color

#BC9E80 rgb(188, 158, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BC9E80 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 62% green and 50.2% blue (188, 158, 128).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 31% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 32% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is French Oak (#BB9E7C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#BC9E80 color codes

HEX	`#BC9E80`
RGB	`rgb(188, 158, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 62%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 31%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 32%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 32%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.06, 6.63, 19.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.06, 20.9, 71.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.863, 36.705, 25.561)`
Decimal	`12361344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC9E80, 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 #BC9E80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC9E80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #BC9E80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc9e80; }
.text { color: #bc9e80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc9e80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 158 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc9e80, #bcbc80); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BC9E80?: #BC9E80 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 #BC9E80?: The RGB value is 188, 158, 128: 188 red, 158 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC9E80?: The complementary color is #809EBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC9E80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.