What color is #BD9D8E?

#BD9D8E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD9D8E?

The RGB value is 189, 157, 142: 189 red, 157 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD9D8E?

The complementary color is #8EAEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD9D8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD9D8E color

#BD9D8E rgb(189, 157, 142)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BD9D8E is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 61.6% green and 55.7% blue (189, 157, 142).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 26% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 25% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#BD9D8E color codes

HEX	`#BD9D8E`
RGB	`rgb(189, 157, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 61.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 26%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 25%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 25%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.19, 9.52, 12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.19, 15.53, 52.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.926, 36.887, 30.708)`
Decimal	`12426638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD9D8E, 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 #BD9D8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD9D8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	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 #BD9D8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd9d8e; }
.text { color: #bd9d8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd9d8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 157 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd9d8e, #bdb58e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BD9D8E?: #BD9D8E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD9D8E?: The RGB value is 189, 157, 142: 189 red, 157 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD9D8E?: The complementary color is #8EAEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD9D8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.