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#BCBE8A closest to Kiss a Frog

#BCBE8A is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Kiss a Frog. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 74.5% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(188, 190, 138)). Its HSL value is 62° hue, 29% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 25% black. #BCBE8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.87:1.

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Variations of #BCBE8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BCBE8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BCBE8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCBE8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C7BB8C
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6B987
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4BB88
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C7BB8C
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C3BC8B
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C3B8B0
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BEBB9D
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBBBB0

#BCBE8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.93:1 Very poor#BCBE8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.87:1 Very good#BCBE8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBE8A in CSS

/* Kiss a Frog */
.color { color: #BCBE8A; }
.background { background-color: #BCBE8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCBE8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 190 138);
color: hsl(62 29% 64%);
color: oklch(0.787 0.070 109.7);

#BCBE8A FAQ

What color is #BCBE8A?

#BCBE8A is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BCBE8A?

#BCBE8A is rgb(188, 190, 138) in RGB, hsl(62, 29%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 27%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBE8A?

The complementary color of #BCBE8A is #8C8ABE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBE8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBE8A: 10.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBE8A a warm or cool color?

#BCBE8A is a warm color.