What color is #BDB29B?

#BDB29B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB29B?

The RGB value is 189, 178, 155: 189 red, 178 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB29B?

The complementary color is #9BA6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB29B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB29B color

#BDB29B rgb(189, 178, 155)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BDB29B is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 69.8% green and 60.8% blue (189, 178, 155).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 18% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#BDB29B color codes

HEX	`#BDB29B`
RGB	`rgb(189, 178, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 69.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 18%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 18%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.91, 0.08, 13.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.91, 13.18, 89.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.823, 45.027, 37.439)`
Decimal	`12432027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB29B, 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 #BDB29B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB29B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #BDB29B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb29b; }
.text { color: #bdb29b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb29b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 178 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb29b, #b7bd9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BDB29B?: #BDB29B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB29B?: The RGB value is 189, 178, 155: 189 red, 178 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB29B?: The complementary color is #9BA6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB29B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.