What color is #BDAE47?

#BDAE47 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDAE47?

The RGB value is 189, 174, 71: 189 red, 174 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDAE47?

The complementary color is #4756BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDAE47?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDAE47 color

#BDAE47 rgb(189, 174, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BDAE47 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 68.2% green and 27.8% blue (189, 174, 71).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 47% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 62% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pesto (#C1B23E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#BDAE47 color codes

HEX	`#BDAE47`
RGB	`rgb(189, 174, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 68.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 47%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 62%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 62%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.56, -7.15, 53.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.56, 53.78, 97.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.261, 41.547, 12.017)`
Decimal	`12430919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDAE47, 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 #BDAE47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDAE47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #BDAE47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdae47; }
.text { color: #bdae47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdae47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 174 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdae47, #91bd47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BDAE47?: #BDAE47 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDAE47?: The RGB value is 189, 174, 71: 189 red, 174 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDAE47?: The complementary color is #4756BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDAE47?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.