What color is #BDA3A0?

#BDA3A0 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 #BDA3A0?

The RGB value is 189, 163, 160: 189 red, 163 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA3A0?

The complementary color is #A0BABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA3A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA3A0 color

#BDA3A0 rgb(189, 163, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDA3A0 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 63.9% green and 62.7% blue (189, 163, 160).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#BDA3A0 color codes

HEX	`#BDA3A0`
RGB	`rgb(189, 163, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 63.9%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 15%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.15, 9, 5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.15, 10.33, 29.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.428, 39.552, 38.756)`
Decimal	`12428192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA3A0, 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 #BDA3A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA3A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #BDA3A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda3a0; }
.text { color: #bda3a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda3a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 163 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda3a0, #bdb2a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BDA3A0?: #BDA3A0 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 #BDA3A0?: The RGB value is 189, 163, 160: 189 red, 163 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA3A0?: The complementary color is #A0BABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA3A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.