What color is #BDAF97?

#BDAF97 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 #BDAF97?

The RGB value is 189, 175, 151: 189 red, 175 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDAF97?

The complementary color is #97A5BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDAF97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDAF97 color

#BDAF97 rgb(189, 175, 151)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BDAF97 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 68.6% green and 59.2% blue (189, 175, 151).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 20% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Warm Neutral (#C1B19D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#BDAF97 color codes

HEX	`#BDAF97`
RGB	`rgb(189, 175, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 68.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 20%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.04, 1.07, 14.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.04, 14.17, 85.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.902, 43.714, 35.502)`
Decimal	`12431255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDAF97, 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 #BDAF97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDAF97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #BDAF97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdaf97; }
.text { color: #bdaf97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdaf97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 175 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdaf97, #b8bd97); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BDAF97?: #BDAF97 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 #BDAF97?: The RGB value is 189, 175, 151: 189 red, 175 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDAF97?: The complementary color is #97A5BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDAF97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.