What color is #BDBDA3?

#BDBDA3 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 #BDBDA3?

The RGB value is 189, 189, 163: 189 red, 189 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBDA3?

The complementary color is #A3A3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBDA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBDA3 color

#BDBDA3 rgb(189, 189, 163)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BDBDA3 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.1% green and 63.9% blue (189, 189, 163).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#BDBDA3 color codes

HEX	`#BDBDA3`
RGB	`rgb(189, 189, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 74.1%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.98, -4.5, 13.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.98, 13.92, 108.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.794, 49.859, 41.854)`
Decimal	`12434851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBDA3, 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 #BDBDA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBDA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #BDBDA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbda3; }
.text { color: #bdbda3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbda3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 189 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbda3, #b0bda3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BDBDA3?: #BDBDA3 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 #BDBDA3?: The RGB value is 189, 189, 163: 189 red, 189 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBDA3?: The complementary color is #A3A3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBDA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.