What color is #BDC1AE?

#BDC1AE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC1AE?

The RGB value is 189, 193, 174: 189 red, 193 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC1AE?

The complementary color is #B2AEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC1AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC1AE color

#BDC1AE rgb(189, 193, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC1AE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 75.7% green and 68.2% blue (189, 193, 174).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 13% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% 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 11.4:1).

#BDC1AE color codes

HEX	`#BDC1AE`
RGB	`rgb(189, 193, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 75.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 13%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.29, -4.78, 9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.29, 10.27, 117.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.695, 52.015, 47.563)`
Decimal	`12435886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC1AE, 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 #BDC1AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC1AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	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 #BDC1AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc1ae; }
.text { color: #bdc1ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc1ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 193 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc1ae, #b3c1ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDC1AE?: #BDC1AE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC1AE?: The RGB value is 189, 193, 174: 189 red, 193 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC1AE?: The complementary color is #B2AEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC1AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.