What color is #BCAB57?

#BCAB57 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCAB57?

The RGB value is 188, 171, 87: 188 red, 171 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAB57?

The complementary color is #5768BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCAB57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCAB57 color

#BCAB57 rgb(188, 171, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCAB57 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.1% green and 34.1% blue (188, 171, 87).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 43% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 54% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#BCAB57 color codes

HEX	`#BCAB57`
RGB	`rgb(188, 171, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 67.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 43%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 54%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 54%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.83, -4.79, 44.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.83, 45.21, 96.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.024, 40.507, 14.883)`
Decimal	`12364631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAB57, 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 #BCAB57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCAB57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #BCAB57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcab57; }
.text { color: #bcab57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcab57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 171 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcab57, #9bbc57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BCAB57?: #BCAB57 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCAB57?: The RGB value is 188, 171, 87: 188 red, 171 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAB57?: The complementary color is #5768BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAB57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.