What color is #BDC6A0?

#BDC6A0 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC6A0?

The RGB value is 189, 198, 160: 189 red, 198 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC6A0?

The complementary color is #A9A0C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC6A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC6A0 color

#BDC6A0 rgb(189, 198, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDC6A0 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 77.6% green and 62.7% blue (189, 198, 160).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#BDC6A0 color codes

HEX	`#BDC6A0`
RGB	`rgb(189, 198, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 77.6%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 19%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 19%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.31, -9.67, 18.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.31, 20.47, 118.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.525, 53.745, 41.121)`
Decimal	`12437152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC6A0, 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 #BDC6A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC6A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	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 #BDC6A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc6a0; }
.text { color: #bdc6a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc6a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 198 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc6a0, #aac6a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BDC6A0?: #BDC6A0 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC6A0?: The RGB value is 189, 198, 160: 189 red, 198 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC6A0?: The complementary color is #A9A0C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC6A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.