#BDB998 Color

#BDB998 is rgb(189, 185, 152) in RGB and hsl(54, 22%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Tan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BDB998

HEX#BDB998

RGBrgb(189, 185, 152)

HSLhsl(54, 22%, 67%)

HSVhsv(54, 20%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(78% 0.045 101.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 20%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BDB998 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.99:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BDB998 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BDB998 Complementary#989CBD Analogous#BDA798 Analogous#AFBD98 Triadic#98BDBA Triadic#BA98BD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BDB998, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C5C2A5 #CFCDB4 #D7D5C1 #E1DFD0 #E9E8DD #F3F2EC

Shades

#ABA77C #989361 #7C7850 #605D3E #44422C #28271A

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