What color is #BCB49C?

#BCB49C is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB49C?

The RGB value is 188, 180, 156: 188 red, 180 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB49C?

The complementary color is #9CA4BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB49C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB49C color

#BCB49C rgb(188, 180, 156)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCB49C is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 70.6% green and 61.2% blue (188, 180, 156).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 19% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Tusk (#C4BBA5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#BCB49C color codes

HEX	`#BCB49C`
RGB	`rgb(188, 180, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 70.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.37, -1.21, 13.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.37, 13.33, 95.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.061, 45.735, 38.005)`
Decimal	`12367004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB49C, 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 #BCB49C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB49C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	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 #BCB49C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb49c; }
.text { color: #bcb49c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb49c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 180 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb49c, #b4bc9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BCB49C?: #BCB49C is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB49C?: The RGB value is 188, 180, 156: 188 red, 180 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB49C?: The complementary color is #9CA4BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB49C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.