What color is #BDB285?

#BDB285 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB285?

The RGB value is 189, 178, 133: 189 red, 178 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB285?

The complementary color is #8590BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB285?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB285 color

#BDB285 rgb(189, 178, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BDB285 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 69.8% green and 52.2% blue (189, 178, 133).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 30% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 30% yellow and 26% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#BDB285 color codes

HEX	`#BDB285`
RGB	`rgb(189, 178, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 69.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 30%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 30%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.46, -3.09, 24.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.46, 24.66, 97.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.141, 44.354, 28.58)`
Decimal	`12432005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB285, 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 #BDB285	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB285 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	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 #BDB285 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb285; }
.text { color: #bdb285; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb285; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 178 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb285, #acbd85); }

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Questions

What color is #BDB285?: #BDB285 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB285?: The RGB value is 189, 178, 133: 189 red, 178 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB285?: The complementary color is #8590BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB285?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.