What color is #BCB187?

#BCB187 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB187?

The RGB value is 188, 177, 135: 188 red, 177 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB187?

The complementary color is #8792BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB187?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB187 color

#BCB187 rgb(188, 177, 135)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCB187 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 69.4% green and 52.9% blue (188, 177, 135).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#BCB187 color codes

HEX	`#BCB187`
RGB	`rgb(188, 177, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 69.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 28%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.15, -2.68, 22.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.15, 23.11, 96.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.835, 43.886, 29.237)`
Decimal	`12366215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB187, 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 #BCB187	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB187 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	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 #BCB187 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb187; }
.text { color: #bcb187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb187; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 177 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb187, #adbc87); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BCB187?: #BCB187 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB187?: The RGB value is 188, 177, 135: 188 red, 177 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB187?: The complementary color is #8792BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB187?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.