What color is #BDB38D?

#BDB38D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB38D?

The RGB value is 189, 179, 141: 189 red, 179 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB38D?

The complementary color is #8D97BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB38D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB38D color

#BDB38D rgb(189, 179, 141)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BDB38D is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 70.2% green and 55.3% blue (189, 179, 141).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#BDB38D color codes

HEX	`#BDB38D`
RGB	`rgb(189, 179, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 70.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 25%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.88, -2.53, 20.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.88, 20.88, 96.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.914, 44.983, 31.669)`
Decimal	`12432269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB38D, 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 #BDB38D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB38D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	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 #BDB38D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb38d; }
.text { color: #bdb38d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb38d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 179 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb38d, #afbd8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDB38D?: #BDB38D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB38D?: The RGB value is 189, 179, 141: 189 red, 179 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB38D?: The complementary color is #8D97BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB38D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.