What color is #BCA585?

#BCA585 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coffee Diva. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA585?

The RGB value is 188, 165, 133: 188 red, 165 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA585?

The complementary color is #859CBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA585?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA585 color

#BCA585 rgb(188, 165, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCA585 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 64.7% green and 52.2% blue (188, 165, 133).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 29% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 29% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Coffee Diva (#BEA88D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#BCA585 color codes

HEX	`#BCA585`
RGB	`rgb(188, 165, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 64.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 29%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 29%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.97, 3.49, 19.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.97, 20, 79.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.428, 39.296, 27.746)`
Decimal	`12363141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA585, 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 #BCA585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #BCA585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca585; }
.text { color: #bca585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 165 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca585, #b8bc85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BCA585?: #BCA585 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coffee Diva. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA585?: The RGB value is 188, 165, 133: 188 red, 165 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA585?: The complementary color is #859CBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA585?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.