What color is #BCB06E?

#BCB06E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB06E?

The RGB value is 188, 176, 110: 188 red, 176 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB06E?

The complementary color is #6E7ABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB06E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB06E color

#BCB06E rgb(188, 176, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BCB06E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 69% green and 43.1% blue (188, 176, 110).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 37% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 41% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#BCB06E color codes

HEX	`#BCB06E`
RGB	`rgb(188, 176, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 69%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 37%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 41%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 41%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.47, -5.21, 35.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.47, 35.7, 98.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.08, 42.869, 20.965)`
Decimal	`12365934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB06E, 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 #BCB06E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB06E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	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 #BCB06E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb06e; }
.text { color: #bcb06e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb06e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 176 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb06e, #a1bc6e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BCB06E?: #BCB06E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB06E?: The RGB value is 188, 176, 110: 188 red, 176 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB06E?: The complementary color is #6E7ABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB06E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.