What color is #BCAEA6?

#BCAEA6 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCAEA6?

The RGB value is 188, 174, 166: 188 red, 174 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAEA6?

The complementary color is #A6B4BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCAEA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCAEA6 color

#BCAEA6 rgb(188, 174, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCAEA6 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 68.2% green and 65.1% blue (188, 174, 166).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 14% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Taupedo (#BAAEA8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#BCAEA6 color codes

HEX	`#BCAEA6`
RGB	`rgb(188, 174, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 68.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 14%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 12%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.04, 3.63, 5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.04, 6.94, 58.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.757, 43.717, 42.255)`
Decimal	`12365478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAEA6, 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 #BCAEA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCAEA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #BCAEA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcaea6; }
.text { color: #bcaea6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcaea6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 174 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcaea6, #bcb9a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCAEA6?: #BCAEA6 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCAEA6?: The RGB value is 188, 174, 166: 188 red, 174 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAEA6?: The complementary color is #A6B4BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAEA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.