What color is #BCB493?

#BCB493 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB493?

The RGB value is 188, 180, 147: 188 red, 180 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB493?

The complementary color is #939BBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB493?

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.

#BCB493 color

#BCB493 rgb(188, 180, 147)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCB493 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 70.6% green and 57.6% blue (188, 180, 147).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BCB493 color codes

HEX	`#BCB493`
RGB	`rgb(188, 180, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 70.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.18, -2.58, 17.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.18, 18.07, 98.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.327, 45.441, 34.139)`
Decimal	`12366995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB493, 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 #BCB493	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB493 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 #BCB493 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb493; }
.text { color: #bcb493; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb493; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 180 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb493, #b0bc93); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BCB493?: #BCB493 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB493?: The RGB value is 188, 180, 147: 188 red, 180 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB493?: The complementary color is #939BBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB493?: 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.