What color is #BDBFAD?

#BDBFAD 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 #BDBFAD?

The RGB value is 189, 191, 173: 189 red, 191 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBFAD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDBFAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBFAD color

#BDBFAD rgb(189, 191, 173)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.9% green and 67.8% blue (189, 191, 173).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#BDBFAD color codes

HEX	`#BDBFAD`
RGB	`rgb(189, 191, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 74.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.74, -3.9, 8.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.74, 9.67, 113.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.159, 51.098, 46.906)`
Decimal	`12435373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBFAD, 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 #BDBFAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBFAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #BDBFAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbfad; }
.text { color: #bdbfad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbfad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 191 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbfad, #b4bfad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDBFAD?: #BDBFAD 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 #BDBFAD?: The RGB value is 189, 191, 173: 189 red, 191 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBFAD?: The complementary color is #AFADBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBFAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.