What color is #BDB56A?

#BDB56A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB56A?

The RGB value is 189, 181, 106: 189 red, 181 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB56A?

The complementary color is #6A72BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB56A?

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.

#BDB56A color

#BDB56A rgb(189, 181, 106)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BDB56A is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 71% green and 41.6% blue (189, 181, 106).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 39% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 44% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BDB56A color codes

HEX	`#BDB56A`
RGB	`rgb(189, 181, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 71%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 39%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 44%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 44%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.83, -7.85, 39.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.83, 39.89, 101.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.113, 44.908, 20.188)`
Decimal	`12432746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB56A, 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 #BDB56A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB56A 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 #BDB56A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb56a; }
.text { color: #bdb56a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb56a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 181 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb56a, #9cbd6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDB56A?: #BDB56A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB56A?: The RGB value is 189, 181, 106: 189 red, 181 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB56A?: The complementary color is #6A72BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB56A?: 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.