What color is #BCBFA7?

#BCBFA7 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCBFA7?

The RGB value is 188, 191, 167: 188 red, 191 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBFA7?

The complementary color is #AAA7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCBFA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBFA7 color

#BCBFA7 rgb(188, 191, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCBFA7 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 74.9% green and 65.5% blue (188, 191, 167).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#BCBFA7 color codes

HEX	`#BCBFA7`
RGB	`rgb(188, 191, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 74.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 13%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.52, -5.27, 11.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.52, 12.89, 114.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.344, 50.743, 43.905)`
Decimal	`12369831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBFA7, 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 #BCBFA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBFA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #BCBFA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbfa7; }
.text { color: #bcbfa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbfa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 191 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbfa7, #b0bfa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BCBFA7?: #BCBFA7 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBFA7?: The RGB value is 188, 191, 167: 188 red, 191 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBFA7?: The complementary color is #AAA7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBFA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.