What color is #BDB76B?

#BDB76B is a desaturated yellow known as Dark Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark Khaki?

The RGB value is 189, 183, 107: 189 red, 183 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark Khaki?

The complementary color is #6B71BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB76B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark Khaki color: hex code #BDB76B

#BDB76B rgb(189, 183, 107)

Shades of yellow

Dark Khaki has the hex code #BDB76B. It is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 71.8% green and 42% blue (189, 183, 107).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 38% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 43% yellow and 26% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword darkkhaki.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

Dark Khaki (#BDB76B) color codes

HEX	`#BDB76B`
RGB	`rgb(189, 183, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 71.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 38%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 43%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 43%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.38, -8.79, 39.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.38, 40.26, 102.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.574, 45.748, 20.6)`
Decimal	`12433259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark Khaki, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BDB76B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB76B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BDB76B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb76b; }
.text { color: #bdb76b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb76b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 183 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb76b, #9abd6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BDB76B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BDB76B?: #BDB76B is a desaturated yellow known as Dark Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark Khaki?: The RGB value is 189, 183, 107: 189 red, 183 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark Khaki?: The complementary color is #6B71BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB76B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.