What color is #BDAD96?

#BDAD96 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDAD96?

The RGB value is 189, 173, 150: 189 red, 173 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDAD96?

The complementary color is #96A6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDAD96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDAD96 color

#BDAD96 rgb(189, 173, 150)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BDAD96 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 67.8% green and 58.8% blue (189, 173, 150).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 21% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Warm Neutral (#C1B19D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#BDAD96 color codes

HEX	`#BDAD96`
RGB	`rgb(189, 173, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 67.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 21%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 21%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.49, 2, 13.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.49, 14.06, 81.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.435, 42.909, 34.948)`
Decimal	`12430742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDAD96, 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 #BDAD96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDAD96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #BDAD96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdad96; }
.text { color: #bdad96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdad96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 173 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdad96, #babd96); }

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Questions

What color is #BDAD96?: #BDAD96 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDAD96?: The RGB value is 189, 173, 150: 189 red, 173 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDAD96?: The complementary color is #96A6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDAD96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.