What color is #BCA099?

#BCA099 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA099?

The RGB value is 188, 160, 153: 188 red, 160 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA099?

The complementary color is #99B5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA099?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA099 color

#BCA099 rgb(188, 160, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCA099 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 62.7% green and 60% blue (188, 160, 153).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#BCA099 color codes

HEX	`#BCA099`
RGB	`rgb(188, 160, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 62.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.12, 9.15, 7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.12, 11.81, 39.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.06, 38.134, 35.434)`
Decimal	`12361881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA099, 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 #BCA099	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA099 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #BCA099 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca099; }
.text { color: #bca099; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca099; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 160 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca099, #bcb299); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BCA099?: #BCA099 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA099?: The RGB value is 188, 160, 153: 188 red, 160 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA099?: The complementary color is #99B5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA099?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.