What color is #BCBDA6?

#BCBDA6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCBDA6?

The RGB value is 188, 189, 166: 188 red, 189 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBDA6?

The complementary color is #A7A6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCBDA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBDA6 color

#BCBDA6 rgb(188, 189, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCBDA6 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 74.1% green and 65.1% blue (188, 189, 166).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 15% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#BCBDA6 color codes

HEX	`#BCBDA6`
RGB	`rgb(188, 189, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 74.1%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 15%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 12%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.97, -4.38, 11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.97, 12.33, 110.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.819, 49.84, 43.275)`
Decimal	`12369318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBDA6, 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 #BCBDA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBDA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #BCBDA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbda6; }
.text { color: #bcbda6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbda6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 189 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbda6, #b1bda6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BCBDA6?: #BCBDA6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBDA6?: The RGB value is 188, 189, 166: 188 red, 189 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBDA6?: The complementary color is #A7A6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBDA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.