What color is #BCA196?

#BCA196 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA196?

The RGB value is 188, 161, 150: 188 red, 161 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA196?

The complementary color is #96B1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA196 color

#BCA196 rgb(188, 161, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCA196 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 63.1% green and 58.8% blue (188, 161, 150).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#BCA196 color codes

HEX	`#BCA196`
RGB	`rgb(188, 161, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 63.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 20%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.3, 8.14, 9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.3, 12.43, 49.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.989, 38.384, 34.203)`
Decimal	`12362134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA196, 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 #BCA196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #BCA196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca196; }
.text { color: #bca196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 161 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca196, #bcb496); }

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Questions

What color is #BCA196?: #BCA196 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA196?: The RGB value is 188, 161, 150: 188 red, 161 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA196?: The complementary color is #96B1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.