What color is #BCB182?

#BCB182 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 #BCB182?

The RGB value is 188, 177, 130: 188 red, 177 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB182?

The complementary color is #828DBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB182?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB182 color

#BCB182 rgb(188, 177, 130)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCB182 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 69.4% green and 51% blue (188, 177, 130).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 30% 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 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#BCB182 color codes

HEX	`#BCB182`
RGB	`rgb(188, 177, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 69.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 30%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 31%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 31%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.06, -3.35, 25.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.06, 25.74, 97.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.491, 43.748, 27.426)`
Decimal	`12366210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB182, 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 #BCB182	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB182 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #BCB182 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb182; }
.text { color: #bcb182; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb182; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 177 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb182, #aabc82); }

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Questions

What color is #BCB182?: #BCB182 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 #BCB182?: The RGB value is 188, 177, 130: 188 red, 177 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB182?: The complementary color is #828DBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB182?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.