What color is #BDC0AB?

#BDC0AB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC0AB?

The RGB value is 189, 192, 171: 189 red, 192 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC0AB?

The complementary color is #AEABC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC0AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC0AB color

#BDC0AB rgb(189, 192, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC0AB is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 75.3% green and 67.1% blue (189, 192, 171).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#BDC0AB color codes

HEX	`#BDC0AB`
RGB	`rgb(189, 192, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 75.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.96, -4.76, 10.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.96, 11.29, 114.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.186, 51.459, 45.967)`
Decimal	`12435627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC0AB, 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 #BDC0AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC0AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #BDC0AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc0ab; }
.text { color: #bdc0ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc0ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 192 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc0ab, #b2c0ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDC0AB?: #BDC0AB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC0AB?: The RGB value is 189, 192, 171: 189 red, 192 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC0AB?: The complementary color is #AEABC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC0AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.