What color is #BCBDA8?

#BCBDA8 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 #BCBDA8?

The RGB value is 188, 189, 168: 188 red, 189 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBDA8?

The complementary color is #A9A8BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCBDA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBDA8 color

#BCBDA8 rgb(188, 189, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCBDA8 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 74.1% green and 65.9% blue (188, 189, 168).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#BCBDA8 color codes

HEX	`#BCBDA8`
RGB	`rgb(188, 189, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 74.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 11%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.02, -4.05, 10.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.02, 11.26, 111.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.004, 49.914, 44.249)`
Decimal	`12369320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBDA8, 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 #BCBDA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBDA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	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 #BCBDA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbda8; }
.text { color: #bcbda8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbda8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 189 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbda8, #b2bda8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BCBDA8?: #BCBDA8 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 #BCBDA8?: The RGB value is 188, 189, 168: 188 red, 189 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBDA8?: The complementary color is #A9A8BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBDA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.