What color is #BDC0AC?

#BDC0AC 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 #BDC0AC?

The RGB value is 189, 192, 172: 189 red, 192 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC0AC?

The complementary color is #AFACC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC0AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC0AC color

#BDC0AC rgb(189, 192, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC0AC is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 75.3% green and 67.5% blue (189, 192, 172).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#BDC0AC color codes

HEX	`#BDC0AC`
RGB	`rgb(189, 192, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 75.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.98, -4.6, 9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.98, 10.76, 115.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.281, 51.497, 46.471)`
Decimal	`12435628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC0AC, 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 #BDC0AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC0AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	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 #BDC0AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc0ac; }
.text { color: #bdc0ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc0ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 192 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc0ac, #b3c0ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDC0AC?: #BDC0AC 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 #BDC0AC?: The RGB value is 189, 192, 172: 189 red, 192 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC0AC?: The complementary color is #AFACC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC0AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.