What color is #BDB99E?

#BDB99E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB99E?

The RGB value is 189, 185, 158: 189 red, 185 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB99E?

The complementary color is #9EA2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB99E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB99E color

#BDB99E rgb(189, 185, 158)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BDB99E is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 72.5% green and 62% blue (189, 185, 158).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#BDB99E color codes

HEX	`#BDB99E`
RGB	`rgb(189, 185, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 72.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.82, -3.18, 14.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.82, 14.58, 102.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.506, 47.986, 39.259)`
Decimal	`12433822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB99E, 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 #BDB99E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB99E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	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 #BDB99E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb99e; }
.text { color: #bdb99e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb99e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 185 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb99e, #b2bd9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BDB99E?: #BDB99E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB99E?: The RGB value is 189, 185, 158: 189 red, 185 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB99E?: The complementary color is #9EA2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB99E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.