What color is #BDA297?

#BDA297 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDA297?

The RGB value is 189, 162, 151: 189 red, 162 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA297?

The complementary color is #97B2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA297?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA297 color

#BDA297 rgb(189, 162, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDA297 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 63.5% green and 59.2% blue (189, 162, 151).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#BDA297 color codes

HEX	`#BDA297`
RGB	`rgb(189, 162, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 63.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 20%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.68, 8.12, 9.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.68, 12.41, 49.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.493, 38.895, 34.699)`
Decimal	`12427927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA297, 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 #BDA297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #BDA297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda297; }
.text { color: #bda297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 162 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda297, #bdb597); }

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Questions

What color is #BDA297?: #BDA297 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDA297?: The RGB value is 189, 162, 151: 189 red, 162 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA297?: The complementary color is #97B2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA297?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.