Close to Ecru
#BCBD83
#BCBD83 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Ecru. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 74.1% green, and 51.4% blue. Its hue is 61°, with 31% 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 #BCBD83.
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
1.95:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.75:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.95:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.75:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BCBD83 as they’d see it.
#BCBD83 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BCBD83
What color is #BCBD83?
#BCBD83 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Ecru. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 74.1% green, and 51.4% blue. Its hue is 61°, with 31% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BCBD83 in RGB?
#BCBD83 is rgb(188, 189, 131): 188 red, 189 green, and 131 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BCBD83 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(1, 0, 31, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BCBD83?
PANTONE 7492 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BCBD83?
Its complement #B6B4ED gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.