What color is #BDBEB2?

#BDBEB2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDBEB2?

The RGB value is 189, 190, 178: 189 red, 190 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBEB2?

The complementary color is #B3B2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBEB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBEB2 color

#BDBEB2 rgb(189, 190, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDBEB2 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.5% green and 69.8% blue (189, 190, 178).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 8% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#BDBEB2 color codes

HEX	`#BDBEB2`
RGB	`rgb(189, 190, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 74.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 8%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.59, -2.51, 5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.59, 6.44, 112.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.434, 50.86, 49.429)`
Decimal	`12435122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBEB2, 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 #BDBEB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBEB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	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 #BDBEB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbeb2; }
.text { color: #bdbeb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbeb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 190 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbeb2, #b7beb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDBEB2?: #BDBEB2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBEB2?: The RGB value is 189, 190, 178: 189 red, 190 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBEB2?: The complementary color is #B3B2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBEB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.