What color is #BDB489?

#BDB489 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB489?

The RGB value is 189, 180, 137: 189 red, 180 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB489?

The complementary color is #8992BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB489?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB489 color

#BDB489 rgb(189, 180, 137)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BDB489 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 70.6% green and 53.7% blue (189, 180, 137).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 28% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 28% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#BDB489 color codes

HEX	`#BDB489`
RGB	`rgb(189, 180, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 70.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 28%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 28%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.07, -3.61, 23.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.07, 23.42, 98.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.823, 45.268, 30.197)`
Decimal	`12432521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB489, 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 #BDB489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #BDB489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb489; }
.text { color: #bdb489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 180 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb489, #acbd89); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BDB489?: #BDB489 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB489?: The RGB value is 189, 180, 137: 189 red, 180 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB489?: The complementary color is #8992BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB489?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.