What color is #BCAD90?

#BCAD90 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCAD90?

The RGB value is 188, 173, 144: 188 red, 173 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAD90?

The complementary color is #909FBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCAD90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCAD90 color

#BCAD90 rgb(188, 173, 144)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCAD90 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.8% green and 56.5% blue (188, 173, 144).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 23% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#BCAD90 color codes

HEX	`#BCAD90`
RGB	`rgb(188, 173, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 67.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 23%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 23%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.28, 0.72, 16.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.28, 16.89, 87.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.717, 42.593, 32.457)`
Decimal	`12365200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAD90, 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 #BCAD90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCAD90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	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 #BCAD90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcad90; }
.text { color: #bcad90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcad90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 173 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcad90, #b5bc90); }

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Questions

What color is #BCAD90?: #BCAD90 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCAD90?: The RGB value is 188, 173, 144: 188 red, 173 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAD90?: The complementary color is #909FBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAD90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.