What color is #BCA78C?

#BCA78C 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 #BCA78C?

The RGB value is 188, 167, 140: 188 red, 167 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA78C?

The complementary color is #8CA1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA78C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA78C color

#BCA78C rgb(188, 167, 140)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCA78C is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 65.5% green and 54.9% blue (188, 167, 140).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 26% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Coffee Diva (#BEA88D), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#BCA78C color codes

HEX	`#BCA78C`
RGB	`rgb(188, 167, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 65.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 26%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 26%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.63, 3.38, 16.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.63, 17.11, 78.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.292, 40.223, 30.5)`
Decimal	`12363660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA78C, 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 #BCA78C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA78C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #BCA78C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca78c; }
.text { color: #bca78c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca78c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 167 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca78c, #b9bc8c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BCA78C?: #BCA78C 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 #BCA78C?: The RGB value is 188, 167, 140: 188 red, 167 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA78C?: The complementary color is #8CA1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA78C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.