What color is #BDAE65?

#BDAE65 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Canadian Maple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDAE65?

The RGB value is 189, 174, 101: 189 red, 174 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDAE65?

The complementary color is #6574BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDAE65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDAE65 color

#BDAE65 rgb(189, 174, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BDAE65 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 68.2% green and 39.6% blue (189, 174, 101).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 40% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 47% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Canadian Maple (#CAB266), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#BDAE65 color codes

HEX	`#BDAE65`
RGB	`rgb(189, 174, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 68.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 40%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 47%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 47%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.89, -4.68, 39.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.89, 39.53, 96.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.472, 42.032, 18.396)`
Decimal	`12430949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDAE65, 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 #BDAE65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDAE65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #BDAE65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdae65; }
.text { color: #bdae65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdae65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 174 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdae65, #a0bd65); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDAE65?: #BDAE65 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Canadian Maple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDAE65?: The RGB value is 189, 174, 101: 189 red, 174 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDAE65?: The complementary color is #6574BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDAE65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.