What color is #BCA786?

#BCA786 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA786?

The RGB value is 188, 167, 134: 188 red, 167 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA786?

The complementary color is #869BBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA786?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA786 color

#BCA786 rgb(188, 167, 134)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCA786 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 65.5% green and 52.5% blue (188, 167, 134).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 29% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 29% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#BCA786 color codes

HEX	`#BCA786`
RGB	`rgb(188, 167, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 65.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 29%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 29%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.51, 2.54, 19.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.51, 20.05, 82.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.861, 40.051, 28.233)`
Decimal	`12363654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA786, 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 #BCA786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA786 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #BCA786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca786; }
.text { color: #bca786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 167 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca786, #b6bc86); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BCA786?: #BCA786 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA786?: The RGB value is 188, 167, 134: 188 red, 167 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA786?: The complementary color is #869BBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA786?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.