What color is #BDAC51?

#BDAC51 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDAC51?

The RGB value is 189, 172, 81: 189 red, 172 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDAC51?

The complementary color is #5162BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDAC51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDAC51 color

#BDAC51 rgb(189, 172, 81)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BDAC51 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 67.5% green and 31.8% blue (189, 172, 81).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 45% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 57% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#BDAC51 color codes

HEX	`#BDAC51`
RGB	`rgb(189, 172, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 67.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 45%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 57%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 57%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.12, -5.38, 48.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.12, 48.51, 96.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.225, 40.919, 13.72)`
Decimal	`12430417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDAC51, 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 #BDAC51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDAC51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	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 #BDAC51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdac51; }
.text { color: #bdac51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdac51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 172 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdac51, #98bd51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BDAC51?: #BDAC51 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDAC51?: The RGB value is 189, 172, 81: 189 red, 172 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDAC51?: The complementary color is #5162BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDAC51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.