What color is #BCAD7A?

#BCAD7A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCAD7A?

The RGB value is 188, 173, 122: 188 red, 173 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAD7A?

The complementary color is #7A89BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCAD7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCAD7A color

#BCAD7A rgb(188, 173, 122)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCAD7A is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.8% green and 47.8% blue (188, 173, 122).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 33% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 35% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#BCAD7A color codes

HEX	`#BCAD7A`
RGB	`rgb(188, 173, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 67.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 33%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 35%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 35%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.86, -2.23, 28.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.86, 28.29, 94.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.196, 41.985, 24.448)`
Decimal	`12365178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAD7A, 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 #BCAD7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCAD7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	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 #BCAD7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcad7a; }
.text { color: #bcad7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcad7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 173 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcad7a, #aabc7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCAD7A?: #BCAD7A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCAD7A?: The RGB value is 188, 173, 122: 188 red, 173 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAD7A?: The complementary color is #7A89BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAD7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.