What color is #BDB78F?

#BDB78F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB78F?

The RGB value is 189, 183, 143: 189 red, 183 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB78F?

The complementary color is #8F95BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB78F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB78F color

#BDB78F rgb(189, 183, 143)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BDB78F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 71.8% green and 56.1% blue (189, 183, 143).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 26% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 24% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#BDB78F color codes

HEX	`#BDB78F`
RGB	`rgb(189, 183, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 71.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 26%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 24%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.98, -4.36, 21.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.98, 21.6, 101.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.878, 46.67, 32.731)`
Decimal	`12433295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB78F, 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 #BDB78F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB78F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	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 #BDB78F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb78f; }
.text { color: #bdb78f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb78f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 183 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb78f, #acbd8f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BDB78F?: #BDB78F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB78F?: The RGB value is 189, 183, 143: 189 red, 183 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB78F?: The complementary color is #8F95BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB78F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.