What color is #BCAF99?

#BCAF99 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCAF99?

The RGB value is 188, 175, 153: 188 red, 175 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAF99?

The complementary color is #99A6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCAF99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCAF99 color

#BCAF99 rgb(188, 175, 153)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCAF99 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 68.6% green and 60% blue (188, 175, 153).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Warm Neutral (#C1B19D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#BCAF99 color codes

HEX	`#BCAF99`
RGB	`rgb(188, 175, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 68.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 19%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72, 1, 12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72, 13.01, 85.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.819, 43.652, 36.354)`
Decimal	`12365721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAF99, 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 #BCAF99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCAF99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #BCAF99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcaf99; }
.text { color: #bcaf99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcaf99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 175 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcaf99, #b8bc99); }

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Questions

What color is #BCAF99?: #BCAF99 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCAF99?: The RGB value is 188, 175, 153: 188 red, 175 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAF99?: The complementary color is #99A6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAF99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.