What color is #BCAD73?

#BCAD73 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCAD73?

The RGB value is 188, 173, 115: 188 red, 173 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAD73?

The complementary color is #7382BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCAD73?

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.

#BCAD73 color

#BCAD73 rgb(188, 173, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCAD73 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.8% green and 45.1% blue (188, 173, 115).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 35% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 39% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BCAD73 color codes

HEX	`#BCAD73`
RGB	`rgb(188, 173, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 67.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 35%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 39%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 39%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.74, -3.06, 31.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.74, 31.91, 95.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.778, 41.818, 22.245)`
Decimal	`12365171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAD73, 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 #BCAD73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCAD73 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 #BCAD73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcad73; }
.text { color: #bcad73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcad73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 173 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcad73, #a6bc73); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BCAD73?: #BCAD73 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCAD73?: The RGB value is 188, 173, 115: 188 red, 173 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAD73?: The complementary color is #7382BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAD73?: 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.