What color is #BCA894?

#BCA894 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA894?

The RGB value is 188, 168, 148: 188 red, 168 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA894?

The complementary color is #94A8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA894?

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.

#BCA894 color

#BCA894 rgb(188, 168, 148)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCA894 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 65.9% green and 58% blue (188, 168, 148).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 21% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Hickory (#B7A28E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BCA894 color codes

HEX	`#BCA894`
RGB	`rgb(188, 168, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 65.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 21%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 21%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.06, 4.01, 12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.06, 13.59, 72.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.087, 40.836, 33.782)`
Decimal	`12363924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA894, 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 #BCA894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA894 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 #BCA894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca894; }
.text { color: #bca894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 168 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca894, #bcbc94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BCA894?: #BCA894 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA894?: The RGB value is 188, 168, 148: 188 red, 168 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA894?: The complementary color is #94A8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA894?: 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.