What color is #BDAE97?

#BDAE97 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 #BDAE97?

The RGB value is 189, 174, 151: 189 red, 174 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDAE97?

The complementary color is #97A6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDAE97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDAE97 color

#BDAE97 rgb(189, 174, 151)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BDAE97 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 68.2% green and 59.2% blue (189, 174, 151).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 20% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Warm Neutral (#C1B19D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#BDAE97 color codes

HEX	`#BDAE97`
RGB	`rgb(189, 174, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 68.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.78, 1.61, 13.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.78, 13.86, 83.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.708, 43.326, 35.438)`
Decimal	`12430999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDAE97, 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 #BDAE97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDAE97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #BDAE97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdae97; }
.text { color: #bdae97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdae97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 174 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdae97, #b9bd97); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BDAE97?: #BDAE97 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 #BDAE97?: The RGB value is 189, 174, 151: 189 red, 174 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDAE97?: The complementary color is #97A6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDAE97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.