What color is #BCA87F?

#BCA87F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Faded Letter. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA87F?

The RGB value is 188, 168, 127: 188 red, 168 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA87F?

The complementary color is #7F93BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA87F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA87F color

#BCA87F rgb(188, 168, 127)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCA87F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 65.9% green and 49.8% blue (188, 168, 127).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 31% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 32% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Faded Letter (#BFAC86), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#BCA87F color codes

HEX	`#BCA87F`
RGB	`rgb(188, 168, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 65.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 31%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 32%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 32%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.63, 1.08, 23.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.63, 23.89, 87.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.573, 40.23, 25.808)`
Decimal	`12363903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA87F, 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 #BCA87F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA87F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	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 #BCA87F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca87f; }
.text { color: #bca87f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca87f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 168 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca87f, #b2bc7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BCA87F?: #BCA87F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Faded Letter. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA87F?: The RGB value is 188, 168, 127: 188 red, 168 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA87F?: The complementary color is #7F93BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA87F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.