What color is #BDAA9B?

#BDAA9B 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 #BDAA9B?

The RGB value is 189, 170, 155: 189 red, 170 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDAA9B?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDAA9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDAA9B color

#BDAA9B rgb(189, 170, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDAA9B is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 66.7% green and 60.8% blue (189, 170, 155).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 18% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#BDAA9B color codes

HEX	`#BDAA9B`
RGB	`rgb(189, 170, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 66.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 18%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 18%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.83, 4.39, 10.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.83, 11.13, 66.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.277, 41.936, 36.924)`
Decimal	`12429979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDAA9B, 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 #BDAA9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDAA9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	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 #BDAA9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdaa9b; }
.text { color: #bdaa9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdaa9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 170 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdaa9b, #bdbb9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDAA9B?: #BDAA9B 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 #BDAA9B?: The RGB value is 189, 170, 155: 189 red, 170 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDAA9B?: The complementary color is #9BAEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDAA9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.