What color is #BDBB97?

#BDBB97 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDBB97?

The RGB value is 189, 187, 151: 189 red, 187 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBB97?

The complementary color is #9799BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBB97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBB97 color

#BDBB97 rgb(189, 187, 151)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BDBB97 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 73.3% green and 59.2% blue (189, 187, 151).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 20% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#BDBB97 color codes

HEX	`#BDBB97`
RGB	`rgb(189, 187, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 73.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 20%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.2, -5.31, 18.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.2, 19.28, 105.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.342, 48.594, 36.316)`
Decimal	`12434327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBB97, 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 #BDBB97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBB97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	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 #BDBB97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbb97; }
.text { color: #bdbb97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbb97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 187 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbb97, #acbd97); }

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Questions

What color is #BDBB97?: #BDBB97 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBB97?: The RGB value is 189, 187, 151: 189 red, 187 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBB97?: The complementary color is #9799BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBB97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.