What color is #BCCA8B?

#BCCA8B is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCCA8B?

The RGB value is 188, 202, 139: 188 red, 202 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCA8B?

The complementary color is #998BCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCCA8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCA8B color

#BCCA8B rgb(188, 202, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCCA8B is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 79.2% green and 54.5% blue (188, 202, 139).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 37% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#BCCA8B color codes

HEX	`#BCCA8B`
RGB	`rgb(188, 202, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 79.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 37%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 31%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 31%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.92, -15.12, 29.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.92, 33.54, 116.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.52, 54.797, 32.547)`
Decimal	`12372619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCA8B, 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 #BCCA8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCA8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	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 #BCCA8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcca8b; }
.text { color: #bcca8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcca8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 202 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcca8b, #9dca8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BCCA8B?: #BCCA8B is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCCA8B?: The RGB value is 188, 202, 139: 188 red, 202 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCA8B?: The complementary color is #998BCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCA8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.