What color is #BDC5A8?

#BDC5A8 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC5A8?

The RGB value is 189, 197, 168: 189 red, 197 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC5A8?

The complementary color is #B0A8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC5A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC5A8 color

#BDC5A8 rgb(189, 197, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDC5A8 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 77.3% green and 65.9% blue (189, 197, 168).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 20% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#BDC5A8 color codes

HEX	`#BDC5A8`
RGB	`rgb(189, 197, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 77.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 20%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 15%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.22, -7.87, 13.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.22, 15.74, 120.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.019, 53.579, 44.85)`
Decimal	`12436904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC5A8, 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 #BDC5A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC5A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	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 #BDC5A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc5a8; }
.text { color: #bdc5a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc5a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 197 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc5a8, #aec5a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BDC5A8?: #BDC5A8 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC5A8?: The RGB value is 189, 197, 168: 189 red, 197 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC5A8?: The complementary color is #B0A8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC5A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.