What color is #BDA78E?

#BDA78E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coffee Diva. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDA78E?

The RGB value is 189, 167, 142: 189 red, 167 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA78E?

The complementary color is #8EA4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA78E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA78E color

#BDA78E rgb(189, 167, 142)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BDA78E is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 65.5% green and 55.7% blue (189, 167, 142).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 26% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 25% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Coffee Diva (#BEA88D), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#BDA78E color codes

HEX	`#BDA78E`
RGB	`rgb(189, 167, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 65.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 26%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 25%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 25%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.76, 4.06, 15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.76, 16.39, 75.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.688, 40.41, 31.295)`
Decimal	`12429198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA78E, 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 #BDA78E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA78E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #BDA78E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda78e; }
.text { color: #bda78e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda78e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 167 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda78e, #bcbd8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #BDA78E?: #BDA78E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coffee Diva. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDA78E?: The RGB value is 189, 167, 142: 189 red, 167 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA78E?: The complementary color is #8EA4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA78E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.