What color is #BDB59A?

#BDB59A is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB59A?

The RGB value is 189, 181, 154: 189 red, 181 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB59A?

The complementary color is #9AA2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB59A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB59A color

#BDB59A rgb(189, 181, 154)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BDB59A is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 71% green and 60.4% blue (189, 181, 154).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#BDB59A color codes

HEX	`#BDB59A`
RGB	`rgb(189, 181, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 71%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.68, -1.68, 14.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.68, 14.89, 96.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.343, 46.2, 37.2)`
Decimal	`12432794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB59A, 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 #BDB59A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB59A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	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 #BDB59A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb59a; }
.text { color: #bdb59a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb59a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 181 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb59a, #b4bd9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BDB59A?: #BDB59A is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB59A?: The RGB value is 189, 181, 154: 189 red, 181 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB59A?: The complementary color is #9AA2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB59A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.