What color is #BCB7A5?

#BCB7A5 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 #BCB7A5?

The RGB value is 188, 183, 165: 188 red, 183 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB7A5?

The complementary color is #A5AABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB7A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB7A5 color

#BCB7A5 rgb(188, 183, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCB7A5 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 71.8% green and 64.7% blue (188, 183, 165).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 15% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#BCB7A5 color codes

HEX	`#BCB7A5`
RGB	`rgb(188, 183, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 71.8%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 15%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 12%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.37, -1.36, 9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.37, 9.88, 97.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.463, 47.275, 42.373)`
Decimal	`12367781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB7A5, 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 #BCB7A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB7A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	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 #BCB7A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb7a5; }
.text { color: #bcb7a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb7a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 183 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb7a5, #b6bca5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BCB7A5?: #BCB7A5 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 #BCB7A5?: The RGB value is 188, 183, 165: 188 red, 183 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB7A5?: The complementary color is #A5AABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB7A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.