What color is #BCB899?

#BCB899 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB899?

The RGB value is 188, 184, 153: 188 red, 184 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB899?

The complementary color is #999DBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB899?

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.

#BCB899 color

#BCB899 rgb(188, 184, 153)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BCB899 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 72.2% green and 60% blue (188, 184, 153).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BCB899 color codes

HEX	`#BCB899`
RGB	`rgb(188, 184, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 72.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 19%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.36, -3.8, 16.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.36, 16.73, 103.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.629, 47.273, 36.957)`
Decimal	`12368025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB899, 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 #BCB899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB899 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 #BCB899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb899; }
.text { color: #bcb899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 184 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb899, #afbc99); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCB899?: #BCB899 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB899?: The RGB value is 188, 184, 153: 188 red, 184 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB899?: The complementary color is #999DBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB899?: 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.