What color is #BDAC9C?

#BDAC9C 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 #BDAC9C?

The RGB value is 189, 172, 156: 189 red, 172 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDAC9C?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDAC9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDAC9C color

#BDAC9C rgb(189, 172, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDAC9C is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 67.5% green and 61.2% blue (189, 172, 156).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 17% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Warm Neutral (#C1B19D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#BDAC9C color codes

HEX	`#BDAC9C`
RGB	`rgb(189, 172, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 67.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 17%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.37, 3.46, 10.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.37, 11.01, 71.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.739, 42.725, 37.494)`
Decimal	`12430492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDAC9C, 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 #BDAC9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDAC9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	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 #BDAC9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdac9c; }
.text { color: #bdac9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdac9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 172 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdac9c, #bdbd9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDAC9C?: #BDAC9C 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 #BDAC9C?: The RGB value is 189, 172, 156: 189 red, 172 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDAC9C?: The complementary color is #9CADBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDAC9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.