What color is #BCBF97?

#BCBF97 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCBF97?

The RGB value is 188, 191, 151: 188 red, 191 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBF97?

The complementary color is #9A97BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCBF97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBF97 color

#BCBF97 rgb(188, 191, 151)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BCBF97 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 74.9% green and 59.2% blue (188, 191, 151).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#BCBF97 color codes

HEX	`#BCBF97`
RGB	`rgb(188, 191, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 74.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 21%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.18, -7.78, 19.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.18, 21.36, 111.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.955, 50.188, 36.591)`
Decimal	`12369815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBF97, 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 #BCBF97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBF97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #BCBF97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbf97; }
.text { color: #bcbf97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbf97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 191 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbf97, #a8bf97); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BCBF97?: #BCBF97 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBF97?: The RGB value is 188, 191, 151: 188 red, 191 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBF97?: The complementary color is #9A97BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBF97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.