What color is #BDBE8E?

#BDBE8E 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 #BDBE8E?

The RGB value is 189, 190, 142: 189 red, 190 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBE8E?

The complementary color is #8F8EBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBE8E?

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.

#BDBE8E color

#BDBE8E rgb(189, 190, 142)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BDBE8E is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.5% green and 55.7% blue (189, 190, 142).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BDBE8E color codes

HEX	`#BDBE8E`
RGB	`rgb(189, 190, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 74.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 25%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 25%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.82, -8.17, 24.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.82, 25.55, 108.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.282, 49.599, 32.827)`
Decimal	`12435086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBE8E, 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 #BDBE8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBE8E 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 #BDBE8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbe8e; }
.text { color: #bdbe8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbe8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 190 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbe8e, #a5be8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BDBE8E?: #BDBE8E 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 #BDBE8E?: The RGB value is 189, 190, 142: 189 red, 190 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBE8E?: The complementary color is #8F8EBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBE8E?: 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.