What color is #BDC2AD?

#BDC2AD 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 #BDC2AD?

The RGB value is 189, 194, 173: 189 red, 194 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC2AD?

The complementary color is #B2ADC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC2AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC2AD color

#BDC2AD rgb(189, 194, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC2AD is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 76.1% green and 67.8% blue (189, 194, 173).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 15% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#BDC2AD color codes

HEX	`#BDC2AD`
RGB	`rgb(189, 194, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 76.1%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 15%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 11%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.53, -5.48, 9.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.53, 11.38, 118.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.82, 52.42, 47.126)`
Decimal	`12436141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC2AD, 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 #BDC2AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC2AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #BDC2AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc2ad; }
.text { color: #bdc2ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc2ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 194 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc2ad, #b3c2ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDC2AD?: #BDC2AD 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 #BDC2AD?: The RGB value is 189, 194, 173: 189 red, 194 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC2AD?: The complementary color is #B2ADC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC2AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.