What color is #BDBD90?

#BDBD90 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDBD90?

The RGB value is 189, 189, 144: 189 red, 189 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBD90?

The complementary color is #9090BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBD90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBD90 color

#BDBD90 rgb(189, 189, 144)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BDBD90 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.1% green and 56.5% blue (189, 189, 144).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#BDBD90 color codes

HEX	`#BDBD90`
RGB	`rgb(189, 189, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 74.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 24%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 24%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.59, -7.37, 22.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.59, 23.99, 107.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.218, 49.228, 33.553)`
Decimal	`12434832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBD90, 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 #BDBD90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBD90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	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 #BDBD90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbd90; }
.text { color: #bdbd90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbd90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 189 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbd90, #a7bd90); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDBD90?: #BDBD90 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBD90?: The RGB value is 189, 189, 144: 189 red, 189 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBD90?: The complementary color is #9090BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBD90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.