Close to Mushroom
#BCA397
#BCA397 is a light, muted orange, close to the color Mushroom. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 63.9% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 19°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BCA397.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.38:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.82:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.38:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.82:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BCA397 as they’d see it.
#BCA397 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BCA397
What color is #BCA397?
#BCA397 is a light, muted orange, close to the color Mushroom. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 63.9% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 19°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BCA397 in RGB?
#BCA397 is rgb(188, 163, 151): 188 red, 163 green, and 151 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BCA397 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 13, 20, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BCA397?
PANTONE 7535 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BCA397?
Its complement #90ACBA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.