What color is #BDCBA7?

#BDCBA7 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 #BDCBA7?

The RGB value is 189, 203, 167: 189 red, 203 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCBA7?

The complementary color is #B5A7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDCBA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCBA7 color

#BDCBA7 rgb(189, 203, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDCBA7 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 79.6% green and 65.5% blue (189, 203, 167).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 26% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

#BDCBA7 color codes

HEX	`#BDCBA7`
RGB	`rgb(189, 203, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 79.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 26%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 18%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 18%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.8, -11.13, 16.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.8, 19.81, 124.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.316, 56.321, 44.825)`
Decimal	`12438439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCBA7, 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 #BDCBA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCBA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	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 #BDCBA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdcba7; }
.text { color: #bdcba7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdcba7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 203 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdcba7, #abcba7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BDCBA7?: #BDCBA7 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 #BDCBA7?: The RGB value is 189, 203, 167: 189 red, 203 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCBA7?: The complementary color is #B5A7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCBA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.