What color is #BCA58C?

#BCA58C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Oakwood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA58C?

The RGB value is 188, 165, 140: 188 red, 165 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA58C?

The complementary color is #8CA3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA58C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA58C color

#BCA58C rgb(188, 165, 140)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCA58C is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 64.7% green and 54.9% blue (188, 165, 140).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 26% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Oakwood (#BDA58B), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#BCA58C color codes

HEX	`#BCA58C`
RGB	`rgb(188, 165, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 64.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 26%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 26%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.11, 4.47, 16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.11, 16.66, 74.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.928, 39.496, 30.379)`
Decimal	`12363148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA58C, 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 #BCA58C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA58C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #BCA58C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca58c; }
.text { color: #bca58c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca58c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 165 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca58c, #bbbc8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #BCA58C?: #BCA58C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Oakwood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA58C?: The RGB value is 188, 165, 140: 188 red, 165 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA58C?: The complementary color is #8CA3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA58C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.