What color is #BDB6A1?

#BDB6A1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB6A1?

The RGB value is 189, 182, 161: 189 red, 182 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB6A1?

The complementary color is #A1A8BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB6A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB6A1 color

#BDB6A1 rgb(189, 182, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDB6A1 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 71.4% green and 63.1% blue (189, 182, 161).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Tusk (#C4BBA5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#BDB6A1 color codes

HEX	`#BDB6A1`
RGB	`rgb(189, 182, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 71.4%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 15%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.09, -1.11, 11.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.09, 11.64, 95.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.147, 46.849, 40.428)`
Decimal	`12433057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB6A1, 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 #BDB6A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB6A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #BDB6A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb6a1; }
.text { color: #bdb6a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb6a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 182 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb6a1, #b6bda1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BDB6A1?: #BDB6A1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB6A1?: The RGB value is 189, 182, 161: 189 red, 182 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB6A1?: The complementary color is #A1A8BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB6A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.