What color is #BDBD9E?

#BDBD9E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDBD9E?

The RGB value is 189, 189, 158: 189 red, 189 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBD9E?

The complementary color is #9E9EBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBD9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBD9E color

#BDBD9E rgb(189, 189, 158)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BDBD9E is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.1% green and 62% blue (189, 189, 158).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#BDBD9E color codes

HEX	`#BDBD9E`
RGB	`rgb(189, 189, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 74.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 16%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.87, -5.29, 15.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.87, 16.58, 108.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.355, 49.683, 39.542)`
Decimal	`12434846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBD9E, 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 #BDBD9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBD9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	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 #BDBD9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbd9e; }
.text { color: #bdbd9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbd9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 189 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbd9e, #aebd9e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BDBD9E?: #BDBD9E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBD9E?: The RGB value is 189, 189, 158: 189 red, 189 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBD9E?: The complementary color is #9E9EBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBD9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.