What color is #BDB597?

#BDB597 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB597?

The RGB value is 189, 181, 151: 189 red, 181 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB597?

The complementary color is #979FBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB597?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB597 color

#BDB597 rgb(189, 181, 151)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BDB597 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 71% green and 59.2% blue (189, 181, 151).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#BDB597 color codes

HEX	`#BDB597`
RGB	`rgb(189, 181, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 71%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.61, -2.13, 16.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.61, 16.47, 97.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.096, 46.102, 35.9)`
Decimal	`12432791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB597, 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 #BDB597	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB597 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	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 #BDB597 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb597; }
.text { color: #bdb597; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb597; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 181 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb597, #b2bd97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BDB597?: #BDB597 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB597?: The RGB value is 189, 181, 151: 189 red, 181 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB597?: The complementary color is #979FBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB597?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.