What color is #BCBD99?

#BCBD99 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 #BCBD99?

The RGB value is 188, 189, 153: 188 red, 189 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBD99?

The complementary color is #9A99BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCBD99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBD99 color

#BCBD99 rgb(188, 189, 153)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BCBD99 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 74.1% green and 60% blue (188, 189, 153).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#BCBD99 color codes

HEX	`#BCBD99`
RGB	`rgb(188, 189, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 74.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 19%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.69, -6.43, 18.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.69, 19.24, 109.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.686, 49.387, 37.309)`
Decimal	`12369305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBD99, 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 #BCBD99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBD99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #BCBD99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbd99; }
.text { color: #bcbd99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbd99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 189 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbd99, #aabd99); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BCBD99?: #BCBD99 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 #BCBD99?: The RGB value is 188, 189, 153: 188 red, 189 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBD99?: The complementary color is #9A99BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBD99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.