What color is #BCA79F?

#BCA79F 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 #BCA79F?

The RGB value is 188, 167, 159: 188 red, 167 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA79F?

The complementary color is #9FB4BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA79F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA79F color

#BCA79F rgb(188, 167, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCA79F is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 65.5% green and 62.4% blue (188, 167, 159).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#BCA79F color codes

HEX	`#BCA79F`
RGB	`rgb(188, 167, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 65.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 15%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.06, 6.28, 6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.06, 9.34, 47.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.816, 40.833, 38.526)`
Decimal	`12363679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA79F, 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 #BCA79F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA79F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #BCA79F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca79f; }
.text { color: #bca79f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca79f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 167 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca79f, #bcb69f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BCA79F?: #BCA79F 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 #BCA79F?: The RGB value is 188, 167, 159: 188 red, 167 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA79F?: The complementary color is #9FB4BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA79F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.