All About Color #BDB8A8

#BDB8A8

About #BDB8A8

#BDB8A8 is a light yellow color with the hex code #BDB8A8. In RGB it is red 189, green 184, blue 168; in HSL it is hue 46°, saturation 14%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 0%, 3%, 11%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.98:1 on white and 10.59:1 on black.

#BDB8A8 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBD, B8, A8
CMYK0.00%, 2.65%, 11.11%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal189, 184, 168
HSL46°, 14%, 70%
RGB Octal275, 270, 250
HSV (HSB)45.71°, 11.11%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10111101, 10111000, 10101000
CIE-L*AB74.78, -1.03, 8.75
RGB Percent74.12%, 72.16%, 65.88%
CIE-L*CH74.78, 8.81, 96.71
XYZ45.19, 47.93, 43.91
CIE-L*UV74.78, 3.86, 12.81
xyY0.33, 0.35, 47.93
Hunter-Lab69.23, -4.62, 10.85
RYB68.46%, 74.12%, 65.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BDB8A8 on a dark background: contrast 10.59:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BDB8A8 on a light background: contrast 1.98:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BDB8A8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BDB8A8 · #E5E3DC · #968E73 · #A8ADBD · #DCDEE5

Analogous palette

#BDA8AD · #BDAEA8 · #BDB8A8 · #B7BDA8 · #ADBDA8

Triadic palette

#BDB8A8 · #A8BDB8 · #B8A8BD · #E5E3DC · #DCE5E3

Tetradic palette

#BDB8A8 · #A8BDAE · #A8ADBD · #BDA8B7 · #968E73

Monochromatic palette

#746E58 · #9C957C · #BDB8A8 · #DEDCD3 · #F4F3F0

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