What color is #BDC9AE?

#BDC9AE 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 #BDC9AE?

The RGB value is 189, 201, 174: 189 red, 201 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC9AE?

The complementary color is #BAAEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC9AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC9AE color

#BDC9AE rgb(189, 201, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDC9AE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 78.8% green and 68.2% blue (189, 201, 174).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 20% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#BDC9AE color codes

HEX	`#BDC9AE`
RGB	`rgb(189, 201, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 78.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.41, -8.95, 12.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.41, 15.06, 126.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.512, 55.648, 48.169)`
Decimal	`12437934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC9AE, 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 #BDC9AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC9AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	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 #BDC9AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc9ae; }
.text { color: #bdc9ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc9ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 201 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc9ae, #b0c9ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDC9AE?: #BDC9AE 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 #BDC9AE?: The RGB value is 189, 201, 174: 189 red, 201 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC9AE?: The complementary color is #BAAEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC9AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.