What color is #BCA99E?

#BCA99E 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 #BCA99E?

The RGB value is 188, 169, 158: 188 red, 169 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA99E?

The complementary color is #9EB1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA99E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA99E color

#BCA99E rgb(188, 169, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCA99E is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 66.3% green and 62% blue (188, 169, 158).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#BCA99E color codes

HEX	`#BCA99E`
RGB	`rgb(188, 169, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 66.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 16%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.55, 5.03, 8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.55, 9.6, 58.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.098, 41.537, 38.194)`
Decimal	`12364190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA99E, 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 #BCA99E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA99E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #BCA99E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca99e; }
.text { color: #bca99e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca99e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 169 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca99e, #bcb89e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BCA99E?: #BCA99E 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 #BCA99E?: The RGB value is 188, 169, 158: 188 red, 169 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA99E?: The complementary color is #9EB1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA99E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.