What color is #BCC096?

#BCC096 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC096?

The RGB value is 188, 192, 150: 188 red, 192 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC096?

The complementary color is #9A96C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC096?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC096 color

#BCC096 rgb(188, 192, 150)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BCC096 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 75.3% green and 58.8% blue (188, 192, 150).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#BCC096 color codes

HEX	`#BCC096`
RGB	`rgb(188, 192, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 75.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 22%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.43, -8.45, 20.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.43, 22.42, 112.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.093, 50.593, 36.238)`
Decimal	`12370070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC096, 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 #BCC096	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC096 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	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 #BCC096 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc096; }
.text { color: #bcc096; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc096; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 192 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc096, #a7c096); }

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Questions

What color is #BCC096?: #BCC096 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC096?: The RGB value is 188, 192, 150: 188 red, 192 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC096?: The complementary color is #9A96C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC096?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.