What color is #BCC08B?

#BCC08B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC08B?

The RGB value is 188, 192, 139: 188 red, 192 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC08B?

The complementary color is #8F8BC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC08B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC08B color

#BCC08B rgb(188, 192, 139)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BCC08B is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 75.3% green and 54.5% blue (188, 192, 139).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 30% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#BCC08B color codes

HEX	`#BCC08B`
RGB	`rgb(188, 192, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 75.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 30%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 28%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.23, -10.01, 26.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.23, 28.17, 110.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.249, 50.255, 31.79)`
Decimal	`12370059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC08B, 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 #BCC08B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC08B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	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 #BCC08B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc08b; }
.text { color: #bcc08b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc08b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 192 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc08b, #a2c08b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCC08B?: #BCC08B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC08B?: The RGB value is 188, 192, 139: 188 red, 192 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC08B?: The complementary color is #8F8BC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC08B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.