What color is #BDBBAC?

#BDBBAC 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 #BDBBAC?

The RGB value is 189, 187, 172: 189 red, 187 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBBAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDBBAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBBAC color

#BDBBAC rgb(189, 187, 172)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 73.3% green and 67.5% blue (189, 187, 172).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pelican (#C1BCAC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#BDBBAC color codes

HEX	`#BDBBAC`
RGB	`rgb(189, 187, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 73.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.66, -1.95, 7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.66, 8.09, 103.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.202, 49.338, 46.111)`
Decimal	`12434348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBBAC, 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 #BDBBAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBBAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	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 #BDBBAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbbac; }
.text { color: #bdbbac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbbac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 187 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbbac, #b7bdac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BDBBAC?: #BDBBAC 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 #BDBBAC?: The RGB value is 189, 187, 172: 189 red, 187 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBBAC?: The complementary color is #ACAEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBBAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.