What color is #BDC196?

#BDC196 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC196?

The RGB value is 189, 193, 150: 189 red, 193 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC196?

The complementary color is #9A96C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC196 color

#BDC196 rgb(189, 193, 150)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BDC196 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 75.7% green and 58.8% blue (189, 193, 150).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 26% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

#BDC196 color codes

HEX	`#BDC196`
RGB	`rgb(189, 193, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 75.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 26%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 22%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.78, -8.59, 21.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.78, 22.92, 112.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.561, 51.161, 36.323)`
Decimal	`12435862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC196, 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 #BDC196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	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 #BDC196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc196; }
.text { color: #bdc196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 193 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc196, #a8c196); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BDC196?: #BDC196 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC196?: The RGB value is 189, 193, 150: 189 red, 193 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC196?: The complementary color is #9A96C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.