What color is #BDB39C?

#BDB39C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB39C?

The RGB value is 189, 179, 156: 189 red, 179 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB39C?

The complementary color is #9CA6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB39C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB39C color

#BDB39C rgb(189, 179, 156)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BDB39C is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 70.2% green and 61.2% blue (189, 179, 156).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 17% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Tusk (#C4BBA5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#BDB39C color codes

HEX	`#BDB39C`
RGB	`rgb(189, 179, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 70.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 17%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.19, -0.3, 13.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.19, 13.04, 91.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.107, 45.46, 37.95)`
Decimal	`12432284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB39C, 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 #BDB39C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB39C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #BDB39C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb39c; }
.text { color: #bdb39c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb39c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 179 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb39c, #b7bd9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BDB39C?: #BDB39C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB39C?: The RGB value is 189, 179, 156: 189 red, 179 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB39C?: The complementary color is #9CA6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB39C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.