What color is #BCA076?

#BCA076 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Curry Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA076?

The RGB value is 188, 160, 118: 188 red, 160 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA076?

The complementary color is #7692BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA076?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA076 color

#BCA076 rgb(188, 160, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCA076 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 62.7% green and 46.3% blue (188, 160, 118).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 34% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 37% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Curry Sauce (#BE9E6F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#BCA076 color codes

HEX	`#BCA076`
RGB	`rgb(188, 160, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 62.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 34%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 37%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 37%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.38, 4.29, 25.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.38, 26.09, 80.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.581, 37.143, 22.378)`
Decimal	`12361846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA076, 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 #BCA076	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA076 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	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 #BCA076 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca076; }
.text { color: #bca076; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca076; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 160 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca076, #b5bc76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #BCA076?: #BCA076 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Curry Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA076?: The RGB value is 188, 160, 118: 188 red, 160 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA076?: The complementary color is #7692BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA076?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.