What color is #BCB39F?

#BCB39F 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 #BCB39F?

The RGB value is 188, 179, 159: 188 red, 179 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB39F?

The complementary color is #9FA8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB39F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB39F color

#BCB39F rgb(188, 179, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCB39F is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 70.2% green and 62.4% blue (188, 179, 159).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#BCB39F color codes

HEX	`#BCB39F`
RGB	`rgb(188, 179, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 70.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 15%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.18, -0.2, 11.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.18, 11.37, 91.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.117, 45.435, 39.293)`
Decimal	`12366751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB39F, 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 #BCB39F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB39F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #BCB39F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb39f; }
.text { color: #bcb39f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb39f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 179 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb39f, #b7bc9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BCB39F?: #BCB39F 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 #BCB39F?: The RGB value is 188, 179, 159: 188 red, 179 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB39F?: The complementary color is #9FA8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB39F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.