What color is #BCB487?

#BCB487 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB487?

The RGB value is 188, 180, 135: 188 red, 180 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB487?

The complementary color is #878FBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB487?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB487 color

#BCB487 rgb(188, 180, 135)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BCB487 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 70.6% green and 52.9% blue (188, 180, 135).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 28% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#BCB487 color codes

HEX	`#BCB487`
RGB	`rgb(188, 180, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 70.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 28%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 28%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.95, -4.27, 24.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.95, 24.41, 100.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.434, 45.084, 29.436)`
Decimal	`12366983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB487, 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 #BCB487	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB487 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #BCB487 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb487; }
.text { color: #bcb487; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb487; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 180 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb487, #aabc87); }

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Questions

What color is #BCB487?: #BCB487 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB487?: The RGB value is 188, 180, 135: 188 red, 180 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB487?: The complementary color is #878FBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB487?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.