What color is #BDB894?

#BDB894 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB894?

The RGB value is 189, 184, 148: 189 red, 184 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB894?

The complementary color is #9499BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB894?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB894 color

#BDB894 rgb(189, 184, 148)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BDB894 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 72.2% green and 58% blue (189, 184, 148).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 22% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#BDB894 color codes

HEX	`#BDB894`
RGB	`rgb(189, 184, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 72.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 22%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.34, -4.17, 18.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.34, 19.42, 102.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.472, 47.239, 34.839)`
Decimal	`12433556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB894, 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 #BDB894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB894 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	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 #BDB894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb894; }
.text { color: #bdb894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 184 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb894, #aebd94); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BDB894?: #BDB894 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB894?: The RGB value is 189, 184, 148: 189 red, 184 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB894?: The complementary color is #9499BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB894?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.