What color is #BDB3A9?

#BDB3A9 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Moonbeam. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB3A9?

The RGB value is 189, 179, 169: 189 red, 179 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB3A9?

The complementary color is #A9B3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB3A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB3A9 color

#BDB3A9 rgb(189, 179, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDB3A9 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 70.2% green and 66.3% blue (189, 179, 169).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 13% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Moonbeam (#C2B8AE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#BDB3A9 color codes

HEX	`#BDB3A9`
RGB	`rgb(189, 179, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 70.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 13%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 11%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 11%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.5, 1.81, 6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.5, 6.62, 74.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.267, 45.924, 44.061)`
Decimal	`12432297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB3A9, 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 #BDB3A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB3A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #BDB3A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb3a9; }
.text { color: #bdb3a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb3a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 179 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb3a9, #bdbda9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BDB3A9?: #BDB3A9 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Moonbeam. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB3A9?: The RGB value is 189, 179, 169: 189 red, 179 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB3A9?: The complementary color is #A9B3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB3A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.