What color is #BDA99E?

#BDA99E 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 #BDA99E?

The RGB value is 189, 169, 158: 189 red, 169 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA99E?

The complementary color is #9EB2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA99E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA99E color

#BDA99E rgb(189, 169, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDA99E is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 66.3% green and 62% blue (189, 169, 158).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#BDA99E color codes

HEX	`#BDA99E`
RGB	`rgb(189, 169, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 66.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 16%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.64, 5.41, 8.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.64, 9.92, 56.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.346, 41.664, 38.205)`
Decimal	`12429726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA99E, 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 #BDA99E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA99E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #BDA99E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda99e; }
.text { color: #bda99e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda99e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 169 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda99e, #bdb99e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BDA99E?: #BDA99E 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 #BDA99E?: The RGB value is 189, 169, 158: 189 red, 169 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA99E?: The complementary color is #9EB2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA99E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.