What color is #BDB980?

#BDB980 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 #BDB980?

The RGB value is 189, 185, 128: 189 red, 185 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB980?

The complementary color is #8084BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB980 color

#BDB980 rgb(189, 185, 128)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BDB980 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 72.5% green and 50.2% blue (189, 185, 128).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 32% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 32% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#BDB980 color codes

HEX	`#BDB980`
RGB	`rgb(189, 185, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 72.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 32%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 32%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 32%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.24, -7.42, 29.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.24, 30.42, 104.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.232, 47.076, 27.28)`
Decimal	`12433792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB980, 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 #BDB980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #BDB980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb980; }
.text { color: #bdb980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 185 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb980, #a3bd80); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BDB980?: #BDB980 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 #BDB980?: The RGB value is 189, 185, 128: 189 red, 185 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB980?: The complementary color is #8084BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.