What color is #BCB686?

#BCB686 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 #BCB686?

The RGB value is 188, 182, 134: 188 red, 182 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB686?

The complementary color is #868CBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB686?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB686 color

#BCB686 rgb(188, 182, 134)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BCB686 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 71.4% green and 52.5% blue (188, 182, 134).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 29% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 29% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#BCB686 color codes

HEX	`#BCB686`
RGB	`rgb(188, 182, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 71.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 29%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 29%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.46, -5.46, 25.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.46, 25.85, 102.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.77, 45.869, 29.203)`
Decimal	`12367494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB686, 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 #BCB686	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB686 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	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 #BCB686 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb686; }
.text { color: #bcb686; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb686; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 182 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb686, #a7bc86); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BCB686?: #BCB686 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 #BCB686?: The RGB value is 188, 182, 134: 188 red, 182 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB686?: The complementary color is #868CBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB686?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.