What color is #BDBCA8?

#BDBCA8 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDBCA8?

The RGB value is 189, 188, 168: 189 red, 188 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBCA8?

The complementary color is #A8A9BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBCA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBCA8 color

#BDBCA8 rgb(189, 188, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDBCA8 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 73.7% green and 65.9% blue (189, 188, 168).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.92:1).

#BDBCA8 color codes

HEX	`#BDBCA8`
RGB	`rgb(189, 188, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 73.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 11%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.83, -3.16, 10.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.83, 10.73, 107.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.037, 49.613, 44.189)`
Decimal	`12434600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBCA8, 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 #BDBCA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBCA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	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 #BDBCA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbca8; }
.text { color: #bdbca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 188 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbca8, #b3bda8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDBCA8?: #BDBCA8 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBCA8?: The RGB value is 189, 188, 168: 189 red, 188 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBCA8?: The complementary color is #A8A9BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBCA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.