What color is #BCB59A?

#BCB59A 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 #BCB59A?

The RGB value is 188, 181, 154: 188 red, 181 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB59A?

The complementary color is #9AA1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB59A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB59A color

#BCB59A rgb(188, 181, 154)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BCB59A is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 71% green and 60.4% blue (188, 181, 154).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#BCB59A color codes

HEX	`#BCB59A`
RGB	`rgb(188, 181, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 71%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 18%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.59, -2.06, 14.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.59, 14.81, 97.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.095, 46.073, 37.188)`
Decimal	`12367258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB59A, 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 #BCB59A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB59A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #BCB59A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb59a; }
.text { color: #bcb59a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb59a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 181 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb59a, #b2bc9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BCB59A?: #BCB59A 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 #BCB59A?: The RGB value is 188, 181, 154: 188 red, 181 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB59A?: The complementary color is #9AA1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB59A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.