What color is #BDA59A?

#BDA59A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDA59A?

The RGB value is 189, 165, 154: 189 red, 165 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA59A?

The complementary color is #9AB2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA59A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA59A color

#BDA59A rgb(189, 165, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDA59A is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 64.7% green and 60.4% blue (189, 165, 154).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#BDA59A color codes

HEX	`#BDA59A`
RGB	`rgb(189, 165, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 64.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 19%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.51, 6.95, 8.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.51, 11.31, 52.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.274, 40.063, 36.177)`
Decimal	`12428698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA59A, 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 #BDA59A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA59A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #BDA59A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda59a; }
.text { color: #bda59a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda59a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 165 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda59a, #bdb79a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDA59A?: #BDA59A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDA59A?: The RGB value is 189, 165, 154: 189 red, 165 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA59A?: The complementary color is #9AB2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA59A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.