#BDA59E Color

#BDA59E is rgb(189, 165, 158) in RGB and hsl(14, 19%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BDA59E

HEX#BDA59E

RGBrgb(189, 165, 158)

HSLhsl(14, 19%, 68%)

HSVhsv(14, 16%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.03 36.9)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 16%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BDA59E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.32:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BDA59E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BDA59E Complementary#9EB6BD Analogous#BD9EA6 Analogous#BDB59E Triadic#9EBDA5 Triadic#A59EBD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BDA59E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C5B0AA #CFBEB9 #D8CAC5 #E0D5D1 #E8E0DE #F3EEED

Shades

#AA8C83 #987367 #7C5E55 #5E4740 #43322D #271E1B

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