What color is #BDC7A6?

#BDC7A6 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC7A6?

The RGB value is 189, 199, 166: 189 red, 199 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC7A6?

The complementary color is #B0A6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC7A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC7A6 color

#BDC7A6 rgb(189, 199, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDC7A6 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 78% green and 65.1% blue (189, 199, 166).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 23% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#BDC7A6 color codes

HEX	`#BDC7A6`
RGB	`rgb(189, 199, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 78%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 23%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 17%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 17%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.71, -9.24, 15.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.71, 17.95, 120.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.292, 54.419, 44.029)`
Decimal	`12437414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC7A6, 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 #BDC7A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC7A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	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 #BDC7A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc7a6; }
.text { color: #bdc7a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc7a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 199 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc7a6, #adc7a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BDC7A6?: #BDC7A6 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC7A6?: The RGB value is 189, 199, 166: 189 red, 199 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC7A6?: The complementary color is #B0A6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC7A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.