What color is #BDC09D?

#BDC09D 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 #BDC09D?

The RGB value is 189, 192, 157: 189 red, 192 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC09D?

The complementary color is #A09DC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC09D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC09D color

#BDC09D rgb(189, 192, 157)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BDC09D is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 75.3% green and 61.6% blue (189, 192, 157).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 22% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#BDC09D color codes

HEX	`#BDC09D`
RGB	`rgb(189, 192, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 75.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 22%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.65, -7.02, 17.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.65, 18.7, 112.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.921, 50.953, 39.307)`
Decimal	`12435613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC09D, 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 #BDC09D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC09D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #BDC09D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc09d; }
.text { color: #bdc09d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc09d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 192 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc09d, #acc09d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDC09D?: #BDC09D 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 #BDC09D?: The RGB value is 189, 192, 157: 189 red, 192 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC09D?: The complementary color is #A09DC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC09D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.