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#BCAC9A Color

#BCAC9A is rgb(188, 172, 154) in RGB, hsl(32, 20%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 18%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Greige (#BEB7A4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCAC9A
HEX#BCAC9A
RGBrgb(188, 172, 154)
HSLhsl(32, 20%, 67%)
HSVhsv(32, 18%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 18%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.031 70.6)
LABlab(71.37% 3.76 11.49)
LCHlch(71.37% 12.09 71.91)

What #BCAC9A 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 #BCAC9A, 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.

#BCAC9A Channel Values

How #BCAC9A 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 172 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 20% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 18% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 18% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCAC9A 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 text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCAC9A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCAC9A; 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 #BCAC9A

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 #BCAC9A 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#BCAC9A
Protanopia#AFAF9A
Protanomaly#B4AE9A
Deuteranopia#B1B199
Deuteranomaly#B6AF9A
Tritanopia#BEAAAA
Tritanomaly#BDABA4
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

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Using #BCAC9A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcac9a: #BCAC9A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCAC9A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcac9a': '#BCAC9A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.675, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_bcac9a">#BCAC9A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCAC9A"

More Orange Colors

#BCAC9A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCAC9A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCAC9A?

#BCAC9A is a light orange — rgb(188, 172, 154) in RGB and hsl(32, 20%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Greige (#BEB7A4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.93.

What is the RGB value of #BCAC9A?

#BCAC9A is rgb(188, 172, 154) — red 188, green 172, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCAC9A?

#BCAC9A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 18%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCAC9A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCAC9A scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCAC9A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCAC9A 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 12.28, which is visibly different.

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