What color is #BCB885?

#BCB885 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 #BCB885?

The RGB value is 188, 184, 133: 188 red, 184 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB885?

The complementary color is #8589BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB885?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB885 color

#BCB885 rgb(188, 184, 133)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BCB885 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 72.2% green and 52.2% blue (188, 184, 133).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 29% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 29% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#BCB885 color codes

HEX	`#BCB885`
RGB	`rgb(188, 184, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 72.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 29%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 29%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.98, -6.65, 26.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.98, 27.31, 104.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.113, 46.667, 28.975)`
Decimal	`12368005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB885, 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 #BCB885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	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 #BCB885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb885; }
.text { color: #bcb885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 184 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb885, #a4bc85); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BCB885?: #BCB885 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 #BCB885?: The RGB value is 188, 184, 133: 188 red, 184 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB885?: The complementary color is #8589BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB885?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.