What color is #BDB3AC?

#BDB3AC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hipster Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB3AC?

The RGB value is 189, 179, 172: 189 red, 179 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB3AC?

The complementary color is #ACB6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB3AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB3AC color

#BDB3AC rgb(189, 179, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDB3AC is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 70.2% green and 67.5% blue (189, 179, 172).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Hipster Hippo (#BFB3AB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#BDB3AC color codes

HEX	`#BDB3AC`
RGB	`rgb(189, 179, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 70.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.57, 2.32, 4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.57, 5.37, 64.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.552, 46.038, 45.561)`
Decimal	`12432300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB3AC, 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 #BDB3AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB3AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #BDB3AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb3ac; }
.text { color: #bdb3ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb3ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 179 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb3ac, #bdbbac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BDB3AC?: #BDB3AC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hipster Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB3AC?: The RGB value is 189, 179, 172: 189 red, 179 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB3AC?: The complementary color is #ACB6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB3AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.