What color is #BCAE46?

#BCAE46 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCAE46?

The RGB value is 188, 174, 70: 188 red, 174 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAE46?

The complementary color is #4654BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCAE46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCAE46 color

#BCAE46 rgb(188, 174, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BCAE46 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 68.2% green and 27.5% blue (188, 174, 70).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 47% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 63% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pesto (#C1B23E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#BCAE46 color codes

HEX	`#BCAE46`
RGB	`rgb(188, 174, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 68.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 47%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 63%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 63%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.46, -7.65, 53.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.46, 54.16, 98.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.982, 41.407, 11.838)`
Decimal	`12365382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAE46, 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 #BCAE46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCAE46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	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 #BCAE46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcae46; }
.text { color: #bcae46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcae46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 174 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcae46, #8fbc46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BCAE46?: #BCAE46 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCAE46?: The RGB value is 188, 174, 70: 188 red, 174 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAE46?: The complementary color is #4654BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAE46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.