What color is #BDB1A1?

#BDB1A1 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 #BDB1A1?

The RGB value is 189, 177, 161: 189 red, 177 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB1A1?

The complementary color is #A1ADBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB1A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB1A1 color

#BDB1A1 rgb(189, 177, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDB1A1 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 69.4% green and 63.1% blue (189, 177, 161).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Warm Neutral (#C1B19D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#BDB1A1 color codes

HEX	`#BDB1A1`
RGB	`rgb(189, 177, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 69.4%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.78, 1.56, 9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.78, 9.85, 80.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.141, 44.837, 40.093)`
Decimal	`12431777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB1A1, 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 #BDB1A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB1A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #BDB1A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb1a1; }
.text { color: #bdb1a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb1a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 177 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb1a1, #bbbda1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BDB1A1?: #BDB1A1 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 #BDB1A1?: The RGB value is 189, 177, 161: 189 red, 177 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB1A1?: The complementary color is #A1ADBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB1A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.