What color is #BCBA97?

#BCBA97 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCBA97?

The RGB value is 188, 186, 151: 188 red, 186 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBA97?

The complementary color is #9799BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCBA97?

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.

#BCBA97 color

#BCBA97 rgb(188, 186, 151)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BCBA97 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 72.9% green and 59.2% blue (188, 186, 151).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 20% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BCBA97 color codes

HEX	`#BCBA97`
RGB	`rgb(188, 186, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 72.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 20%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.85, -5.16, 18.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.85, 18.77, 105.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.884, 48.044, 36.234)`
Decimal	`12368535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBA97, 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 #BCBA97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBA97 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 #BCBA97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcba97; }
.text { color: #bcba97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcba97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 186 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcba97, #acbc97); }

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Questions

What color is #BCBA97?: #BCBA97 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBA97?: The RGB value is 188, 186, 151: 188 red, 186 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBA97?: The complementary color is #9799BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBA97?: 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.