#BDB9AD Color

#BDB9AD is rgb(189, 185, 173) in RGB and hsl(45, 11%, 71%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BDB9AD

HEX#BDB9AD

RGBrgb(189, 185, 173)

HSLhsl(45, 11%, 71%)

HSVhsv(45, 8%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.017 91.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BDB9AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BDB9AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BDB9AD Complementary#ADB1BD Analogous#BDB1AD Analogous#B9BDAD Triadic#ADBDB9 Triadic#B9ADBD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BDB9AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C6C3B8 #CFCCC4 #D8D6CF #DFDDD7 #E8E7E3 #F1F1EE

Shades

#A6A191 #928B77 #77715F #5D594B #413E34 #282620

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