What color is #BCAF82?

#BCAF82 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCAF82?

The RGB value is 188, 175, 130: 188 red, 175 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAF82?

The complementary color is #828FBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCAF82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCAF82 color

#BCAF82 rgb(188, 175, 130)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCAF82 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 68.6% green and 51% blue (188, 175, 130).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 30% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 31% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#BCAF82 color codes

HEX	`#BCAF82`
RGB	`rgb(188, 175, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 68.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 30%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 31%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 31%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.53, -2.28, 24.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.53, 24.91, 95.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.099, 42.964, 27.295)`
Decimal	`12365698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAF82, 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 #BCAF82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCAF82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	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 #BCAF82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcaf82; }
.text { color: #bcaf82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcaf82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 175 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcaf82, #acbc82); }

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Questions

What color is #BCAF82?: #BCAF82 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCAF82?: The RGB value is 188, 175, 130: 188 red, 175 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAF82?: The complementary color is #828FBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAF82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.