What color is #BDA08F?

#BDA08F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDA08F?

The RGB value is 189, 160, 143: 189 red, 160 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA08F?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDA08F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA08F color

#BDA08F rgb(189, 160, 143)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BDA08F is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 62.7% green and 56.1% blue (189, 160, 143).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 26% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 24% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#BDA08F color codes

HEX	`#BDA08F`
RGB	`rgb(189, 160, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 62.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 26%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 24%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 24%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.98, 8.02, 12.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.98, 15.13, 58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.515, 37.945, 31.277)`
Decimal	`12427407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA08F, 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 #BDA08F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA08F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #BDA08F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda08f; }
.text { color: #bda08f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda08f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 160 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda08f, #bdb78f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BDA08F?: #BDA08F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDA08F?: The RGB value is 189, 160, 143: 189 red, 160 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA08F?: The complementary color is #8FACBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA08F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.