What color is #BDBFAA?

#BDBFAA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDBFAA?

The RGB value is 189, 191, 170: 189 red, 191 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBFAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDBFAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBFAA color

#BDBFAA rgb(189, 191, 170)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.9% green and 66.7% blue (189, 191, 170).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#BDBFAA color codes

HEX	`#BDBFAA`
RGB	`rgb(189, 191, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 74.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.67, -4.41, 10.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.67, 11.26, 113.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.872, 50.983, 45.394)`
Decimal	`12435370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBFAA, 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 #BDBFAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBFAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	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 #BDBFAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbfaa; }
.text { color: #bdbfaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbfaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 191 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbfaa, #b3bfaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDBFAA?: #BDBFAA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBFAA?: The RGB value is 189, 191, 170: 189 red, 191 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBFAA?: The complementary color is #ACAABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBFAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.