What color is #BCAA4C?

#BCAA4C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCAA4C?

The RGB value is 188, 170, 76: 188 red, 170 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAA4C?

The complementary color is #4C5EBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCAA4C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCAA4C color

#BCAA4C rgb(188, 170, 76)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BCAA4C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 66.7% green and 29.8% blue (188, 170, 76).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 46% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 60% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Brass (#B5A642), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#BCAA4C color codes

HEX	`#BCAA4C`
RGB	`rgb(188, 170, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 66.7%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 46%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 60%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 60%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.44, -5.13, 49.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.44, 50.04, 95.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.42, 39.964, 12.632)`
Decimal	`12364364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAA4C, 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 #BCAA4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCAA4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #BCAA4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcaa4c; }
.text { color: #bcaa4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcaa4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 170 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcaa4c, #96bc4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BCAA4C?: #BCAA4C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCAA4C?: The RGB value is 188, 170, 76: 188 red, 170 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAA4C?: The complementary color is #4C5EBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAA4C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.