What color is #BDAC99?

#BDAC99 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDAC99?

The RGB value is 189, 172, 153: 189 red, 172 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDAC99?

The complementary color is #99AABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDAC99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDAC99 color

#BDAC99 rgb(189, 172, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDAC99 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 67.5% green and 60% blue (189, 172, 153).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Warm Neutral (#C1B19D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#BDAC99 color codes

HEX	`#BDAC99`
RGB	`rgb(189, 172, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 67.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 19%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.3, 2.99, 12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.3, 12.37, 75.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.488, 42.625, 36.173)`
Decimal	`12430489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDAC99, 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 #BDAC99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDAC99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	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 #BDAC99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdac99; }
.text { color: #bdac99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdac99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 172 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdac99, #bcbd99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BDAC99?: #BDAC99 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDAC99?: The RGB value is 189, 172, 153: 189 red, 172 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDAC99?: The complementary color is #99AABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDAC99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.