Colour
#BDB3AE
- #BDB3AE
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BDB3AE is a orange with RGB values 189, 179, 174 and HSL 20°, 10%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BDB3AE#BDB3AE
HEX#BDB3AE
RGBrgb(189, 179, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.702, 0.6824
RGB percentages74.1%, 70.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(20, 10.2%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 7.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 5.3%, 7.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,432,302
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB3AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.22:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#424C51
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEB8BD
Analogous#BDAEB1, #BDBAAE
Triadic#AEBDB3, #B3AEBD
Split complementary#AEBDBA, #AEB1BD
Tetradic#B1BDAE, #AEB8BD, #BBAEBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G179
B174
Red189 (74.1%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)10.2%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G B3 · B AE
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