What color is #BDB47B?

#BDB47B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB47B?

The RGB value is 189, 180, 123: 189 red, 180 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB47B?

The complementary color is #7B84BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB47B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB47B color

#BDB47B rgb(189, 180, 123)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BDB47B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 70.6% green and 48.2% blue (189, 180, 123).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 33% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 35% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#BDB47B color codes

HEX	`#BDB47B`
RGB	`rgb(189, 180, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 70.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 33%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 35%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 35%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.82, -5.42, 30.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.82, 30.75, 100.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.883, 44.892, 25.247)`
Decimal	`12432507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB47B, 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 #BDB47B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB47B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #BDB47B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb47b; }
.text { color: #bdb47b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb47b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 180 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb47b, #a5bd7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDB47B?: #BDB47B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB47B?: The RGB value is 189, 180, 123: 189 red, 180 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB47B?: The complementary color is #7B84BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB47B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.