What color is #BCA168?

#BCA168 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 #BCA168?

The RGB value is 188, 161, 104: 188 red, 161 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA168?

The complementary color is #6883BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA168?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA168 color

#BCA168 rgb(188, 161, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCA168 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 63.1% green and 40.8% blue (188, 161, 104).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 39% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 45% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Packing Paper (#BA9B5D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#BCA168 color codes

HEX	`#BCA168`
RGB	`rgb(188, 161, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 63.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 39%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 45%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 45%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.41, 2.17, 33.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.41, 33.36, 86.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.984, 37.182, 18.375)`
Decimal	`12362088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA168, 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 #BCA168	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA168 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #BCA168 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca168; }
.text { color: #bca168; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca168; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 161 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca168, #adbc68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #BCA168?: #BCA168 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 #BCA168?: The RGB value is 188, 161, 104: 188 red, 161 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA168?: The complementary color is #6883BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA168?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.