What color is #BDAE99?

#BDAE99 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDAE99?

The RGB value is 189, 174, 153: 189 red, 174 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDAE99?

The complementary color is #99A8BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDAE99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDAE99 color

#BDAE99 rgb(189, 174, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDAE99 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 68.2% green and 60% blue (189, 174, 153).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Warm Neutral (#C1B19D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#BDAE99 color codes

HEX	`#BDAE99`
RGB	`rgb(189, 174, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 68.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 19%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.82, 1.92, 12.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.82, 12.88, 81.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.872, 43.392, 36.301)`
Decimal	`12431001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDAE99, 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 #BDAE99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDAE99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #BDAE99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdae99; }
.text { color: #bdae99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdae99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 174 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdae99, #babd99); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BDAE99?: #BDAE99 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDAE99?: The RGB value is 189, 174, 153: 189 red, 174 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDAE99?: The complementary color is #99A8BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDAE99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.