What color is #BCA796?

#BCA796 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA796?

The RGB value is 188, 167, 150: 188 red, 167 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA796?

The complementary color is #96ABBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA796?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA796 color

#BCA796 rgb(188, 167, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCA796 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 65.5% green and 58.8% blue (188, 167, 150).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 20% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Hickory (#B7A28E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#BCA796 color codes

HEX	`#BCA796`
RGB	`rgb(188, 167, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 65.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.85, 4.86, 11.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.85, 12.56, 67.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.063, 40.532, 34.561)`
Decimal	`12363670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA796, 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 #BCA796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	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 #BCA796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca796; }
.text { color: #bca796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 167 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca796, #bcba96); }

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Questions

What color is #BCA796?: #BCA796 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA796?: The RGB value is 188, 167, 150: 188 red, 167 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA796?: The complementary color is #96ABBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA796?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.