What color is #BDB09D?

#BDB09D 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 #BDB09D?

The RGB value is 189, 176, 157: 189 red, 176 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB09D?

The complementary color is #9DAABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB09D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB09D color

#BDB09D rgb(189, 176, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDB09D is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 69% green and 61.6% blue (189, 176, 157).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Warm Neutral (#C1B19D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#BDB09D color codes

HEX	`#BDB09D`
RGB	`rgb(189, 176, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 69%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 17%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.43, 1.46, 11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.43, 11.5, 82.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.597, 44.305, 38.199)`
Decimal	`12431517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB09D, 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 #BDB09D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB09D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #BDB09D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb09d; }
.text { color: #bdb09d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb09d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 176 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb09d, #babd9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BDB09D?: #BDB09D 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 #BDB09D?: The RGB value is 189, 176, 157: 189 red, 176 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB09D?: The complementary color is #9DAABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB09D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.