What color is #BCBAA0?

#BCBAA0 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCBAA0?

The RGB value is 188, 186, 160: 188 red, 186 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBAA0?

The complementary color is #A0A2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCBAA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBAA0 color

#BCBAA0 rgb(188, 186, 160)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BCBAA0 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 72.9% green and 62.7% blue (188, 186, 160).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#BCBAA0 color codes

HEX	`#BCBAA0`
RGB	`rgb(188, 186, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 72.9%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.04, -3.77, 13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.04, 13.97, 105.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.643, 48.348, 40.231)`
Decimal	`12368544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBAA0, 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 #BCBAA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBAA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #BCBAA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbaa0; }
.text { color: #bcbaa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbaa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 186 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbaa0, #b0bca0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BCBAA0?: #BCBAA0 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBAA0?: The RGB value is 188, 186, 160: 188 red, 186 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBAA0?: The complementary color is #A0A2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBAA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.