What color is #BDADA6?

#BDADA6 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDADA6?

The RGB value is 189, 173, 166: 189 red, 173 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDADA6?

The complementary color is #A6B6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDADA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDADA6 color

#BDADA6 rgb(189, 173, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDADA6 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 67.8% green and 65.1% blue (189, 173, 166).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 15% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#BDADA6 color codes

HEX	`#BDADA6`
RGB	`rgb(189, 173, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 67.8%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 15%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.87, 4.54, 5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.87, 7.27, 51.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.812, 43.46, 42.202)`
Decimal	`12430758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDADA6, 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 #BDADA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDADA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #BDADA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdada6; }
.text { color: #bdada6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdada6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 173 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdada6, #bdb8a6); }

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Questions

What color is #BDADA6?: #BDADA6 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDADA6?: The RGB value is 189, 173, 166: 189 red, 173 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDADA6?: The complementary color is #A6B6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDADA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.