What color is #BCBDA3?

#BCBDA3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCBDA3?

The RGB value is 188, 189, 163: 188 red, 189 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBDA3?

The complementary color is #A4A3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCBDA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBDA3 color

#BCBDA3 rgb(188, 189, 163)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BCBDA3 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 74.1% green and 63.9% blue (188, 189, 163).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#BCBDA3 color codes

HEX	`#BCBDA3`
RGB	`rgb(188, 189, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 74.1%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.9, -4.87, 13.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.9, 13.93, 110.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.547, 49.731, 41.843)`
Decimal	`12369315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBDA3, 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 #BCBDA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBDA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	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 #BCBDA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbda3; }
.text { color: #bcbda3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbda3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 189 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbda3, #afbda3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BCBDA3?: #BCBDA3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBDA3?: The RGB value is 188, 189, 163: 188 red, 189 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBDA3?: The complementary color is #A4A3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBDA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.