What color is #BDAF77?

#BDAF77 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDAF77?

The RGB value is 189, 175, 119: 189 red, 175 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDAF77?

The complementary color is #7785BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDAF77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDAF77 color

#BDAF77 rgb(189, 175, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BDAF77 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 68.6% green and 46.7% blue (189, 175, 119).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 35% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 37% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#BDAF77 color codes

HEX	`#BDAF77`
RGB	`rgb(189, 175, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 68.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 35%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 37%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.43, -3.25, 30.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.43, 30.73, 96.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.647, 42.812, 23.624)`
Decimal	`12431223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDAF77, 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 #BDAF77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDAF77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	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 #BDAF77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdaf77; }
.text { color: #bdaf77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdaf77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 175 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdaf77, #a8bd77); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDAF77?: #BDAF77 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDAF77?: The RGB value is 189, 175, 119: 189 red, 175 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDAF77?: The complementary color is #7785BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDAF77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.