What color is #BCAC81?

#BCAC81 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCAC81?

The RGB value is 188, 172, 129: 188 red, 172 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAC81?

The complementary color is #8191BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCAC81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCAC81 color

#BCAC81 rgb(188, 172, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCAC81 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.5% green and 50.6% blue (188, 172, 129).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 31% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 31% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#BCAC81 color codes

HEX	`#BCAC81`
RGB	`rgb(188, 172, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 67.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 31%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 31%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 31%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.72, -0.81, 24.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.72, 24.27, 91.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.454, 41.783, 26.751)`
Decimal	`12364929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAC81, 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 #BCAC81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCAC81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	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 #BCAC81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcac81; }
.text { color: #bcac81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcac81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 172 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcac81, #afbc81); }

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Questions

What color is #BCAC81?: #BCAC81 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCAC81?: The RGB value is 188, 172, 129: 188 red, 172 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAC81?: The complementary color is #8191BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAC81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.