What color is #BDACA3?

#BDACA3 is a light, grayish orange known as Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDACA3?

The RGB value is 189, 172, 163: 189 red, 172 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDACA3?

The complementary color is #A3B4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDACA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDACA3 color

#BDACA3 rgb(189, 172, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDACA3 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 67.5% green and 63.9% blue (189, 172, 163).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black.

This exact color is also called Mushroom.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#BDACA3 color codes

HEX	`#BDACA3`
RGB	`rgb(189, 172, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 67.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.53, 4.59, 6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.53, 8.24, 56.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.349, 42.969, 40.706)`
Decimal	`12430499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDACA3, 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 #BDACA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDACA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	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 #BDACA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdaca3; }
.text { color: #bdaca3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdaca3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 172 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdaca3, #bdb9a3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BDACA3?: #BDACA3 is a light, grayish orange known as Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDACA3?: The RGB value is 189, 172, 163: 189 red, 172 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDACA3?: The complementary color is #A3B4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDACA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.