What color is #BCA998?

#BCA998 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 #BCA998?

The RGB value is 188, 169, 152: 188 red, 169 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA998?

The complementary color is #98ABBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA998?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA998 color

#BCA998 rgb(188, 169, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCA998 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 66.3% green and 59.6% blue (188, 169, 152).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Hickory (#B7A28E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#BCA998 color codes

HEX	`#BCA998`
RGB	`rgb(188, 169, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 66.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 19%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.41, 4.08, 11.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.41, 12, 70.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.594, 41.335, 35.54)`
Decimal	`12364184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA998, 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 #BCA998	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA998 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #BCA998 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca998; }
.text { color: #bca998; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca998; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 169 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca998, #bcbb98); }

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Questions

What color is #BCA998?: #BCA998 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 #BCA998?: The RGB value is 188, 169, 152: 188 red, 169 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA998?: The complementary color is #98ABBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA998?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.