What color is #BCB6A2?

#BCB6A2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB6A2?

The RGB value is 188, 182, 162: 188 red, 182 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB6A2?

The complementary color is #A2A8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB6A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB6A2 color

#BCB6A2 rgb(188, 182, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCB6A2 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 71.4% green and 63.5% blue (188, 182, 162).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#BCB6A2 color codes

HEX	`#BCB6A2`
RGB	`rgb(188, 182, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 71.4%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.03, -1.32, 10.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.03, 11.02, 96.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.988, 46.756, 40.883)`
Decimal	`12367522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB6A2, 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 #BCB6A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB6A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #BCB6A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb6a2; }
.text { color: #bcb6a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb6a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 182 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb6a2, #b5bca2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BCB6A2?: #BCB6A2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB6A2?: The RGB value is 188, 182, 162: 188 red, 182 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB6A2?: The complementary color is #A2A8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB6A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.