What color is #BCA399?

#BCA399 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 #BCA399?

The RGB value is 188, 163, 153: 188 red, 163 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA399?

The complementary color is #99B2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA399?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA399 color

#BCA399 rgb(188, 163, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCA399 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 63.9% green and 60% blue (188, 163, 153).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#BCA399 color codes

HEX	`#BCA399`
RGB	`rgb(188, 163, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 63.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 19%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.89, 7.51, 8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.89, 11.39, 48.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.586, 39.187, 35.609)`
Decimal	`12362649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA399, 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 #BCA399	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA399 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #BCA399 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca399; }
.text { color: #bca399; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca399; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 163 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca399, #bcb599); }

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Questions

What color is #BCA399?: #BCA399 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 #BCA399?: The RGB value is 188, 163, 153: 188 red, 163 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA399?: The complementary color is #99B2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA399?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.