What color is #BDBEA2?

#BDBEA2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDBEA2?

The RGB value is 189, 190, 162: 189 red, 190 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBEA2?

The complementary color is #A3A2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBEA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBEA2 color

#BDBEA2 rgb(189, 190, 162)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BDBEA2 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.5% green and 63.5% blue (189, 190, 162).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#BDBEA2 color codes

HEX	`#BDBEA2`
RGB	`rgb(189, 190, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 74.5%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 15%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 15%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.23, -5.19, 14.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.23, 14.98, 110.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.921, 50.255, 41.456)`
Decimal	`12435106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBEA2, 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 #BDBEA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBEA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	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 #BDBEA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbea2; }
.text { color: #bdbea2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbea2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 190 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbea2, #afbea2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BDBEA2?: #BDBEA2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBEA2?: The RGB value is 189, 190, 162: 189 red, 190 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBEA2?: The complementary color is #A3A2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBEA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.