What color is #BCB8AE?

#BCB8AE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ghost Writer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB8AE?

The RGB value is 188, 184, 174: 188 red, 184 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB8AE?

The complementary color is #AEB2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB8AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB8AE color

#BCB8AE rgb(188, 184, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCB8AE is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 72.2% green and 68.2% blue (188, 184, 174).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ghost Writer (#BCB7AD), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#BCB8AE color codes

HEX	`#BCB8AE`
RGB	`rgb(188, 184, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 72.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 7%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.84, -0.38, 5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.84, 5.59, 93.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.519, 48.029, 46.909)`
Decimal	`12368046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB8AE, 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 #BCB8AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB8AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #BCB8AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb8ae; }
.text { color: #bcb8ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb8ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 184 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb8ae, #b9bcae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BCB8AE?: #BCB8AE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ghost Writer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB8AE?: The RGB value is 188, 184, 174: 188 red, 184 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB8AE?: The complementary color is #AEB2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB8AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.