What color is #BDB377?

#BDB377 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB377?

The RGB value is 189, 179, 119: 189 red, 179 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB377?

The complementary color is #7781BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB377 color

#BDB377 rgb(189, 179, 119)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BDB377 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 70.2% green and 46.7% blue (189, 179, 119).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 35% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 37% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#BDB377 color codes

HEX	`#BDB377`
RGB	`rgb(189, 179, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 70.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 35%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 37%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 37%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.49, -5.37, 31.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.49, 32.39, 99.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.437, 44.392, 23.888)`
Decimal	`12432247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB377, 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 #BDB377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #BDB377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb377; }
.text { color: #bdb377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 179 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb377, #a4bd77); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BDB377?: #BDB377 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB377?: The RGB value is 189, 179, 119: 189 red, 179 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB377?: The complementary color is #7781BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.