What color is #BCB181?

#BCB181 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB181?

The RGB value is 188, 177, 129: 188 red, 177 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB181?

The complementary color is #818CBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB181?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB181 color

#BCB181 rgb(188, 177, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCB181 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 69.4% green and 50.6% blue (188, 177, 129).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 31% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 31% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#BCB181 color codes

HEX	`#BCB181`
RGB	`rgb(188, 177, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 69.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 31%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 31%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 31%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.04, -3.48, 26.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.04, 26.26, 97.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.424, 43.722, 27.074)`
Decimal	`12366209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB181, 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 #BCB181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #BCB181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb181; }
.text { color: #bcb181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 177 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb181, #aabc81); }

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Questions

What color is #BCB181?: #BCB181 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB181?: The RGB value is 188, 177, 129: 188 red, 177 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB181?: The complementary color is #818CBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB181?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.