What color is #BDA19E?

#BDA19E is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDA19E?

The RGB value is 189, 161, 158: 189 red, 161 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA19E?

The complementary color is #9EBABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA19E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA19E color

#BDA19E rgb(189, 161, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDA19E is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 63.1% green and 62% blue (189, 161, 158).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#BDA19E color codes

HEX	`#BDA19E`
RGB	`rgb(189, 161, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 63.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 16%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.59, 9.78, 5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.59, 11.16, 28.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.903, 38.778, 37.724)`
Decimal	`12427678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA19E, 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 #BDA19E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA19E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #BDA19E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda19e; }
.text { color: #bda19e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda19e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 161 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda19e, #bdb19e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BDA19E?: #BDA19E is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDA19E?: The RGB value is 189, 161, 158: 189 red, 161 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA19E?: The complementary color is #9EBABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA19E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.