What color is #BDBAAB?

#BDBAAB 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 #BDBAAB?

The RGB value is 189, 186, 171: 189 red, 186 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBAAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDBAAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBAAB color

#BDBAAB rgb(189, 186, 171)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 72.9% green and 67.1% blue (189, 186, 171).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 12% saturation and 71% 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 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#BDBAAB color codes

HEX	`#BDBAAB`
RGB	`rgb(189, 186, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 72.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.37, -1.59, 7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.37, 8.14, 101.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.895, 48.877, 45.537)`
Decimal	`12434091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBAAB, 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 #BDBAAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBAAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	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 #BDBAAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbaab; }
.text { color: #bdbaab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbaab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 186 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbaab, #b7bdab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BDBAAB?: #BDBAAB 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 #BDBAAB?: The RGB value is 189, 186, 171: 189 red, 186 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBAAB?: The complementary color is #ABAEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBAAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.