What color is #BCAFA9?

#BCAFA9 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 #BCAFA9?

The RGB value is 188, 175, 169: 188 red, 175 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAFA9?

The complementary color is #A9B6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCAFA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCAFA9 color

#BCAFA9 rgb(188, 175, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCAFA9 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 68.6% green and 66.3% blue (188, 175, 169).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Taupedo (#BAAEA8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#BCAFA9 color codes

HEX	`#BCAFA9`
RGB	`rgb(188, 175, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 68.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.37, 3.6, 4.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.37, 5.96, 52.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.23, 44.217, 43.786)`
Decimal	`12365737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAFA9, 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 #BCAFA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCAFA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	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 #BCAFA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcafa9; }
.text { color: #bcafa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcafa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 175 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcafa9, #bcb9a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCAFA9?: #BCAFA9 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 #BCAFA9?: The RGB value is 188, 175, 169: 188 red, 175 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAFA9?: The complementary color is #A9B6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAFA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.