What color is #BDBFA5?

#BDBFA5 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 #BDBFA5?

The RGB value is 189, 191, 165: 189 red, 191 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBFA5?

The complementary color is #A7A5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBFA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBFA5 color

#BDBFA5 rgb(189, 191, 165)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BDBFA5 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.9% green and 64.7% blue (189, 191, 165).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 17% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#BDBFA5 color codes

HEX	`#BDBFA5`
RGB	`rgb(189, 191, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 74.9%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 17%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.56, -5.23, 12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.56, 13.92, 112.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.408, 50.797, 42.95)`
Decimal	`12435365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBFA5, 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 #BDBFA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBFA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	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 #BDBFA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbfa5; }
.text { color: #bdbfa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbfa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 191 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbfa5, #b0bfa5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BDBFA5?: #BDBFA5 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 #BDBFA5?: The RGB value is 189, 191, 165: 189 red, 191 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBFA5?: The complementary color is #A7A5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBFA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.