What color is #BDB0AB?

#BDB0AB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB0AB?

The RGB value is 189, 176, 171: 189 red, 176 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB0AB?

The complementary color is #ABB8BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB0AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB0AB color

#BDB0AB rgb(189, 176, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDB0AB is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 69% green and 67.1% blue (189, 176, 171).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Taupedo (#BAAEA8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#BDB0AB color codes

HEX	`#BDB0AB`
RGB	`rgb(189, 176, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 69%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.77, 3.77, 4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.77, 5.66, 48.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.862, 44.81, 44.859)`
Decimal	`12431531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB0AB, 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 #BDB0AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB0AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #BDB0AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb0ab; }
.text { color: #bdb0ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb0ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 176 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb0ab, #bdb9ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDB0AB?: #BDB0AB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB0AB?: The RGB value is 189, 176, 171: 189 red, 176 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB0AB?: The complementary color is #ABB8BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB0AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.