What color is #BDBC98?

#BDBC98 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 #BDBC98?

The RGB value is 189, 188, 152: 189 red, 188 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBC98?

The complementary color is #9899BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBC98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBC98 color

#BDBC98 rgb(189, 188, 152)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BDBC98 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 73.7% green and 59.6% blue (189, 188, 152).

Its hue angle is 58°, 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 10.81:1).

#BDBC98 color codes

HEX	`#BDBC98`
RGB	`rgb(189, 188, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 73.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 20%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.48, -5.68, 18.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.48, 19.25, 107.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.637, 49.053, 36.816)`
Decimal	`12434584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBC98, 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 #BDBC98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBC98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #BDBC98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbc98; }
.text { color: #bdbc98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbc98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 188 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbc98, #acbd98); }

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Questions

What color is #BDBC98?: #BDBC98 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 #BDBC98?: The RGB value is 189, 188, 152: 189 red, 188 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBC98?: The complementary color is #9899BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBC98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.