What color is #BCAC61?

#BCAC61 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Canadian Maple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCAC61?

The RGB value is 188, 172, 97: 188 red, 172 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAC61?

The complementary color is #6171BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCAC61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCAC61 color

#BCAC61 rgb(188, 172, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCAC61 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.5% green and 38% blue (188, 172, 97).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 40% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 48% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Canadian Maple (#CAB266), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#BCAC61 color codes

HEX	`#BCAC61`
RGB	`rgb(188, 172, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 67.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 40%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 48%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 48%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.22, -4.42, 40.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.22, 40.68, 96.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.65, 41.061, 17.249)`
Decimal	`12364897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAC61, 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 #BCAC61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCAC61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #BCAC61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcac61; }
.text { color: #bcac61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcac61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 172 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcac61, #9ebc61); }

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Questions

What color is #BCAC61?: #BCAC61 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Canadian Maple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCAC61?: The RGB value is 188, 172, 97: 188 red, 172 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAC61?: The complementary color is #6171BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAC61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.