What color is #BDCAA9?

#BDCAA9 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 #BDCAA9?

The RGB value is 189, 202, 169: 189 red, 202 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCAA9?

The complementary color is #B6A9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDCAA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCAA9 color

#BDCAA9 rgb(189, 202, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDCAA9 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 79.2% green and 66.3% blue (189, 202, 169).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

#BDCAA9 color codes

HEX	`#BDCAA9`
RGB	`rgb(189, 202, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 79.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 16%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.57, -10.3, 15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.57, 18.2, 124.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.267, 55.924, 45.727)`
Decimal	`12438185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCAA9, 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 #BDCAA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCAA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	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 #BDCAA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdcaa9; }
.text { color: #bdcaa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdcaa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 202 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdcaa9, #accaa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BDCAA9?: #BDCAA9 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 #BDCAA9?: The RGB value is 189, 202, 169: 189 red, 202 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCAA9?: The complementary color is #B6A9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCAA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.