What color is #BCA57E?

#BCA57E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Croissant. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA57E?

The RGB value is 188, 165, 126: 188 red, 165 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA57E?

The complementary color is #7E95BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA57E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA57E color

#BCA57E rgb(188, 165, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCA57E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 64.7% green and 49.4% blue (188, 165, 126).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 32% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 33% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Croissant (#C4AB86), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#BCA57E color codes

HEX	`#BCA57E`
RGB	`rgb(188, 165, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 64.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 32%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 33%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 33%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.83, 2.57, 23.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.83, 23.47, 83.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.961, 39.109, 25.284)`
Decimal	`12363134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA57E, 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 #BCA57E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA57E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #BCA57E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca57e; }
.text { color: #bca57e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca57e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 165 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca57e, #b4bc7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BCA57E?: #BCA57E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Croissant. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA57E?: The RGB value is 188, 165, 126: 188 red, 165 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA57E?: The complementary color is #7E95BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA57E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.