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#BCAA9F Color

#BCAA9F is rgb(188, 170, 159) in RGB, hsl(23, 18%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 15%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCAA9F
HEX#BCAA9F
RGBrgb(188, 170, 159)
HSLhsl(23, 18%, 68%)
HSVhsv(23, 15%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 15%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.026 53.6)
LABlab(70.95% 5.36 8.18)
LCHlch(70.95% 9.78 56.76)

What #BCAA9F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BCAA9F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#BCAA9F Channel Values

How #BCAA9F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 188 · G 170 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 18% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 15% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 15% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.24:1 vs white · 9.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCAA9F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCAA9F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCAA9F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BCAA9F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #BCAA9F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BCAA9F
Protanopia#ADAD9F
Protanomaly#B3AC9F
Deuteranopia#B0B09E
Deuteranomaly#B5AE9F
Tritanopia#BDA9A9
Tritanomaly#BDA9A5
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

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Using #BCAA9F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bcaa9f: #BCAA9F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCAA9F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcaa9f': '#BCAA9F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.667, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_bcaa9f">#BCAA9F</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCAA9F"

More Orange Colors

#BCAA9F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCAA9F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCAA9F?

#BCAA9F is a light orange — rgb(188, 170, 159) in RGB and hsl(23, 18%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.73.

What is the RGB value of #BCAA9F?

#BCAA9F is rgb(188, 170, 159) — red 188, green 170, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCAA9F?

#BCAA9F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 15%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCAA9F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCAA9F scores 2.24:1 against white and 9.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCAA9F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCAA9F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 9.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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