What color is #BCB598?

#BCB598 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB598?

The RGB value is 188, 181, 152: 188 red, 181 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB598?

The complementary color is #989FBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB598?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB598 color

#BCB598 rgb(188, 181, 152)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCB598 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 71% green and 59.6% blue (188, 181, 152).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#BCB598 color codes

HEX	`#BCB598`
RGB	`rgb(188, 181, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 71%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.55, -2.36, 15.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.55, 15.87, 98.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.93, 46.007, 36.318)`
Decimal	`12367256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB598, 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 #BCB598	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB598 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	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 #BCB598 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb598; }
.text { color: #bcb598; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb598; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 181 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb598, #b1bc98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BCB598?: #BCB598 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB598?: The RGB value is 188, 181, 152: 188 red, 181 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB598?: The complementary color is #989FBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB598?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.