What color is #BCBC98?

#BCBC98 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCBC98?

The RGB value is 188, 188, 152: 188 red, 188 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBC98?

The complementary color is #9898BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCBC98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBC98 color

#BCBC98 rgb(188, 188, 152)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BCBC98 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.7% green and 59.6% blue (188, 188, 152).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#BCBC98 color codes

HEX	`#BCBC98`
RGB	`rgb(188, 188, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 73.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 19%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.4, -6.06, 18.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.4, 19.25, 108.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.389, 48.925, 36.805)`
Decimal	`12369048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBC98, 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 #BCBC98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBC98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	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 #BCBC98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbc98; }
.text { color: #bcbc98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbc98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 188 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbc98, #aabc98); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #BCBC98?: #BCBC98 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBC98?: The RGB value is 188, 188, 152: 188 red, 188 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBC98?: The complementary color is #9898BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBC98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.