#BDB5A8 Color

#BDB5A8 is rgb(189, 181, 168) in RGB and hsl(37, 14%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BDB5A8

HEX#BDB5A8

RGBrgb(189, 181, 168)

HSLhsl(37, 14%, 70%)

HSVhsv(37, 11%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.02 80.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BDB5A8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.34:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BDB5A8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BDB5A8 Complementary#A8B0BD Analogous#BDAAA8 Analogous#BBBDA8 Triadic#A8BDB5 Triadic#B5A8BD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BDB5A8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C6BFB3 #CFC9BF #D8D3CB #E0DCD6 #E9E6E2 #F2F0EE

Shades

#A99F8E #948671 #7A6F5C #5D5446 #433D32 #26221D

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