#BDB9A8 Color

#BDB9A8 is rgb(189, 185, 168) in RGB, hsl(49, 14%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Greige (#BEB7A4), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDB9A8

HEX#BDB9A8

RGBrgb(189, 185, 168)

HSLhsl(49, 14%, 70%)

HSVhsv(49, 11%, 74%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 26%)

OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.024 96)

LABlab(75.12% -0.75 9.19)

LCHlch(75.12% 9.22 94.65)

What #BDB9A8 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BDB9A8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Greige#BEB7A4ΔE 1.77 Pale Silver#C9C0BBΔE 7.19 Dark Vanilla#D1BEA8ΔE 7.46 Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 7.83 Silver Foil#AFB1AEΔE 8.53 Pastel Gray#CFCFC4ΔE 8.64

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#BDB9A8 Channel Values

How #BDB9A8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 189 · G 185 · B 168	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 49° · S 14% · L 70%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 49° · S 11% · V 74%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 2% · Y 11% · K 26%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.97:1 vs white · 10.67:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDB9A8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BDB9A8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDB9A8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #BDB9A8

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #BDB9A8 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BDB9A8

Protanopia#BABAA8

Protanomaly#BBB9A8

Deuteranopia#BABAA8

Deuteranomaly#BBBAA8

Tritanopia#BFB7B7

Tritanomaly#BEB8B1

Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

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Using #BDB9A8 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bdb9a8: #BDB9A8;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDB9A8;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdb9a8': '#BDB9A8' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.725, blue: 0.659)

Android XML<color name="color_bdb9a8">#BDB9A8</color>

SVG fillfill="#BDB9A8"

More Yellow Colors

#BDB9A8 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#BDB9A8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDB9A8?

#BDB9A8 is a light yellow — rgb(189, 185, 168) in RGB and hsl(49, 14%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Greige (#BEB7A4), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.77.

What is the RGB value of #BDB9A8?

#BDB9A8 is rgb(189, 185, 168) — red 189, green 185, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDB9A8?

#BDB9A8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDB9A8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDB9A8 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDB9A8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDB9A8 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 9.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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