What color is #BCB19E?

#BCB19E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB19E?

The RGB value is 188, 177, 158: 188 red, 177 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB19E?

The complementary color is #9EA9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB19E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB19E color

#BCB19E rgb(188, 177, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCB19E is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 69.4% green and 62% blue (188, 177, 158).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#BCB19E color codes

HEX	`#BCB19E`
RGB	`rgb(188, 177, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 69.4%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 16%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.63, 0.71, 11.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.63, 11.16, 86.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.632, 44.605, 38.705)`
Decimal	`12366238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB19E, 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 #BCB19E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB19E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	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 #BCB19E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb19e; }
.text { color: #bcb19e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb19e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 177 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb19e, #b8bc9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BCB19E?: #BCB19E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB19E?: The RGB value is 188, 177, 158: 188 red, 177 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB19E?: The complementary color is #9EA9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB19E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.