What color is #BCB076?

#BCB076 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB076?

The RGB value is 188, 176, 118: 188 red, 176 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB076?

The complementary color is #7682BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB076?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB076 color

#BCB076 rgb(188, 176, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCB076 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 69% green and 46.3% blue (188, 176, 118).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 34% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 37% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#BCB076 color codes

HEX	`#BCB076`
RGB	`rgb(188, 176, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 69%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 34%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 37%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 37%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.59, -4.3, 31.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.59, 31.58, 97.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.535, 43.051, 23.363)`
Decimal	`12365942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB076, 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 #BCB076	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB076 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	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 #BCB076 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb076; }
.text { color: #bcb076; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb076; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 176 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb076, #a5bc76); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BCB076?: #BCB076 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB076?: The RGB value is 188, 176, 118: 188 red, 176 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB076?: The complementary color is #7682BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB076?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.