What color is #BCA379?

#BCA379 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Medallion. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA379?

The RGB value is 188, 163, 121: 188 red, 163 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA379?

The complementary color is #7992BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA379?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA379 color

#BCA379 rgb(188, 163, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCA379 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 63.9% green and 47.5% blue (188, 163, 121).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 33% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 36% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Medallion (#C3A679), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#BCA379 color codes

HEX	`#BCA379`
RGB	`rgb(188, 163, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 63.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 33%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 36%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 36%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.22, 3.02, 25.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.22, 25.4, 83.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.288, 38.268, 23.508)`
Decimal	`12362617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA379, 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 #BCA379	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA379 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #BCA379 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca379; }
.text { color: #bca379; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca379; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 163 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca379, #b4bc79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #BCA379?: #BCA379 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Medallion. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA379?: The RGB value is 188, 163, 121: 188 red, 163 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA379?: The complementary color is #7992BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA379?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.