#BCB88A Color

#BCB88A is rgb(188, 184, 138) in RGB, hsl(55, 27%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 27%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ecru (#C2B280), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCB88A

HEX#BCB88A

RGBrgb(188, 184, 138)

HSLhsl(55, 27%, 64%)

HSVhsv(55, 27%, 74%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 27%, 26%)

OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.062 103.6)

LABlab(74.25% -3.99 24.01)

LCHlch(74.25% 24.34 99.44)

What #BCB88A 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 #BCB88A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ecru#C2B280ΔE 5.96 Misty Moss#BBB477ΔE 8.21 Khaki (Web) (Khaki)#C3B091ΔE 9.35 Light French Beige#C8AD7FΔE 10.1 Tan#D2B48CΔE 10.98 Sage#9CAF88ΔE 11.46

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

#BCB88A Channel Values

How #BCB88A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 188 · G 184 · B 138	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 55° · S 27% · L 64%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 55° · S 27% · V 74%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 2% · Y 27% · K 26%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.03:1 vs white · 10.36:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCB88A 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCB88A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCB88A; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #BCB88A

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCB88A.

How #BCB88A 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#BCB88A

Protanopia#B9B98A

Protanomaly#BAB88A

Deuteranopia#B9B98A

Deuteranomaly#BAB98A

Tritanopia#C1B3B3

Tritanomaly#BFB5A4

Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

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Using #BCB88A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcb88a: #BCB88A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCB88A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcb88a': '#BCB88A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.722, blue: 0.541)

Android XML<color name="color_bcb88a">#BCB88A</color>

SVG fillfill="#BCB88A"

More Yellow Colors

#BCB88A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

bcbc15 bbb477 bda000 b8860b bdb76b b5b35c bdbd00 b5a642 beb7a4 b3b332 bf911d b2b300 cfb53b e5bb52 efcc00 f5c751 faf0dc fdfded ffdb00 fff8dc ffff61 2c2207 616100 947600

#BCB88A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCB88A?

#BCB88A is a light yellow — rgb(188, 184, 138) in RGB and hsl(55, 27%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.96.

What is the RGB value of #BCB88A?

#BCB88A is rgb(188, 184, 138) — red 188, green 184, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCB88A?

#BCB88A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 27%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCB88A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCB88A scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCB88A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCB88A 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 10.98, which is visibly different.

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