What color is #BDA29B?

#BDA29B 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 #BDA29B?

The RGB value is 189, 162, 155: 189 red, 162 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA29B?

The complementary color is #9BB6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA29B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA29B color

#BDA29B rgb(189, 162, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDA29B is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 63.5% green and 60.8% blue (189, 162, 155).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 18% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#BDA29B color codes

HEX	`#BDA29B`
RGB	`rgb(189, 162, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 63.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 18%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 18%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.77, 8.75, 7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.77, 11.39, 39.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.823, 39.027, 36.439)`
Decimal	`12427931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA29B, 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 #BDA29B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA29B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	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 #BDA29B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda29b; }
.text { color: #bda29b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda29b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 162 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda29b, #bdb39b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BDA29B?: #BDA29B 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 #BDA29B?: The RGB value is 189, 162, 155: 189 red, 162 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA29B?: The complementary color is #9BB6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA29B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.