What color is #BDC7AE?

#BDC7AE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC7AE?

The RGB value is 189, 199, 174: 189 red, 199 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC7AE?

The complementary color is #B8AEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC7AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC7AE color

#BDC7AE rgb(189, 199, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDC7AE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 78% green and 68.2% blue (189, 199, 174).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 18% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#BDC7AE color codes

HEX	`#BDC7AE`
RGB	`rgb(189, 199, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 78%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 18%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 13%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.88, -7.92, 11.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.88, 13.84, 124.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.049, 54.722, 48.015)`
Decimal	`12437422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC7AE, 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 #BDC7AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC7AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	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 #BDC7AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc7ae; }
.text { color: #bdc7ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc7ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 199 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc7ae, #b1c7ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDC7AE?: #BDC7AE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC7AE?: The RGB value is 189, 199, 174: 189 red, 199 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC7AE?: The complementary color is #B8AEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC7AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.