Close to Mushroom
#BCA586
#BCA586 is a light, muted orange, close to the color Mushroom. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 64.7% green, and 52.5% blue. Its hue is 34°, with 29% saturation and 63% 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 #BCA586.
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
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8.86:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.37:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.86:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BCA586 as they’d see it.
#BCA586 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 #BCA586
What color is #BCA586?
#BCA586 is a light, muted orange, close to the color Mushroom. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 64.7% green, and 52.5% blue. Its hue is 34°, with 29% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BCA586 in RGB?
#BCA586 is rgb(188, 165, 134): 188 red, 165 green, and 134 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BCA586 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 12, 29, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BCA586?
PANTONE 465 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BCA586?
Its complement #92AACB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.