What color is #BDA18C?

#BDA18C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDA18C?

The RGB value is 189, 161, 140: 189 red, 161 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA18C?

The complementary color is #8CA8BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA18C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA18C color

#BDA18C rgb(189, 161, 140)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BDA18C is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 63.1% green and 54.9% blue (189, 161, 140).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 26% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Hickory (#B7A28E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#BDA18C color codes

HEX	`#BDA18C`
RGB	`rgb(189, 161, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 63.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 26%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 26%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.17, 7.04, 14.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.17, 16.35, 64.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.465, 38.203, 30.154)`
Decimal	`12427660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA18C, 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 #BDA18C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA18C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	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 #BDA18C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda18c; }
.text { color: #bda18c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda18c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 161 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda18c, #bdb98c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDA18C?: #BDA18C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDA18C?: The RGB value is 189, 161, 140: 189 red, 161 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA18C?: The complementary color is #8CA8BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA18C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.