What color is #BDC1A9?

#BDC1A9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC1A9?

The RGB value is 189, 193, 169: 189 red, 193 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC1A9?

The complementary color is #ADA9C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC1A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC1A9 color

#BDC1A9 rgb(189, 193, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC1A9 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 75.7% green and 66.3% blue (189, 193, 169).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 16% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#BDC1A9 color codes

HEX	`#BDC1A9`
RGB	`rgb(189, 193, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 75.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 16%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 12%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.18, -5.62, 11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.18, 12.91, 115.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.217, 51.823, 45.044)`
Decimal	`12435881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC1A9, 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 #BDC1A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC1A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	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 #BDC1A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc1a9; }
.text { color: #bdc1a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc1a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 193 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc1a9, #b1c1a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDC1A9?: #BDC1A9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC1A9?: The RGB value is 189, 193, 169: 189 red, 193 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC1A9?: The complementary color is #ADA9C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC1A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.