What color is #BDB9AA?

#BDB9AA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pelican. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB9AA?

The RGB value is 189, 185, 170: 189 red, 185 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB9AA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDB9AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB9AA color

#BDB9AA rgb(189, 185, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDB9AA is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 72.5% green and 66.7% blue (189, 185, 170).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 13% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pelican (#C1BCAC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#BDB9AA color codes

HEX	`#BDB9AA`
RGB	`rgb(189, 185, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 72.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 13%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.09, -1.23, 8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.09, 8.2, 98.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.59, 48.419, 44.967)`
Decimal	`12433834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB9AA, 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 #BDB9AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB9AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #BDB9AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb9aa; }
.text { color: #bdb9aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb9aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 185 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb9aa, #b7bdaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BDB9AA?: #BDB9AA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pelican. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB9AA?: The RGB value is 189, 185, 170: 189 red, 185 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB9AA?: The complementary color is #AAAEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB9AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.