What color is #BDB5AE?

#BDB5AE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sand Ripples. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB5AE?

The RGB value is 189, 181, 174: 189 red, 181 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB5AE?

The complementary color is #AEB6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB5AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB5AE color

#BDB5AE rgb(189, 181, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDB5AE is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 71% green and 68.2% blue (189, 181, 174).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 10% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Sand Ripples (#C1B7B0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#BDB5AE color codes

HEX	`#BDB5AE`
RGB	`rgb(189, 181, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 71%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 10%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 8%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.14, 1.59, 4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.14, 4.84, 70.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.149, 46.923, 46.715)`
Decimal	`12432814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB5AE, 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 #BDB5AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB5AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	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 #BDB5AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb5ae; }
.text { color: #bdb5ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb5ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 181 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb5ae, #bdbcae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BDB5AE?: #BDB5AE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sand Ripples. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB5AE?: The RGB value is 189, 181, 174: 189 red, 181 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB5AE?: The complementary color is #AEB6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB5AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.