What color is #BCA598?

#BCA598 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA598?

The RGB value is 188, 165, 152: 188 red, 165 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA598?

The complementary color is #98AFBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA598?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA598 color

#BCA598 rgb(188, 165, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCA598 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 64.7% green and 59.6% blue (188, 165, 152).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#BCA598 color codes

HEX	`#BCA598`
RGB	`rgb(188, 165, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 64.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 19%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.38, 6.26, 9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.38, 11.64, 57.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.862, 39.87, 35.295)`
Decimal	`12363160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA598, 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 #BCA598	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA598 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #BCA598 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca598; }
.text { color: #bca598; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca598; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 165 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca598, #bcb798); }

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Questions

What color is #BCA598?: #BCA598 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA598?: The RGB value is 188, 165, 152: 188 red, 165 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA598?: The complementary color is #98AFBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA598?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.