What color is #BDAEA0?

#BDAEA0 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Couch Potato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDAEA0?

The RGB value is 189, 174, 160: 189 red, 174 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDAEA0?

The complementary color is #A0AFBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDAEA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDAEA0 color

#BDAEA0 rgb(189, 174, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDAEA0 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 68.2% green and 62.7% blue (189, 174, 160).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Couch Potato (#C2B4A7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#BDAEA0 color codes

HEX	`#BDAEA0`
RGB	`rgb(189, 174, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 68.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 15%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.98, 3.02, 9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.98, 9.61, 71.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.467, 43.63, 39.435)`
Decimal	`12431008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDAEA0, 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 #BDAEA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDAEA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #BDAEA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdaea0; }
.text { color: #bdaea0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdaea0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 174 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdaea0, #bdbda0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDAEA0?: #BDAEA0 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Couch Potato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDAEA0?: The RGB value is 189, 174, 160: 189 red, 174 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDAEA0?: The complementary color is #A0AFBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDAEA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.