#BDBAAD Color

#BDBAAD is rgb(189, 186, 173) in RGB and hsl(49, 11%, 71%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BDBAAD

HEX#BDBAAD

RGBrgb(189, 186, 173)

HSLhsl(49, 11%, 71%)

HSVhsv(49, 8%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(78.8% 0.018 96.2)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text1.95:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#BDBAAD Complementary#ADB0BD Analogous#BDB2AD Analogous#B8BDAD Triadic#ADBDBA Triadic#BAADBD

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#C6C4B8 #CFCDC4 #D8D7CF #DFDED7 #E8E7E3 #F1F1EE

Shades

#A6A291 #928D77 #77735F #5D5A4B #413F34 #282620

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