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#BDB883 closest to Nile

#BDB883 is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Nile. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 72.2% green and 51.4% blue (rgb(189, 184, 131)). Its HSL value is 55° hue, 31% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 31% yellow and 26% black. #BDB883 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.35:1.

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#BDB883 color conversion

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Variations of #BDB883

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BDB883 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BDB883 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDB883 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C3B785
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1B47F
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0B581
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C3B785
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C1B784
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C6B1AA
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0B597
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B6B6B6
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8B6AB

#BDB883 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.03:1 Very poor#BDB883 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.35:1 Very good#BDB883 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDB883 in CSS

/* Nile */
.color { color: #BDB883; }
.background { background-color: #BDB883; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDB883; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 184 131);
color: hsl(55 31% 63%);
color: oklch(0.774 0.071 103.4);

#BDB883 FAQ

What color is #BDB883?

#BDB883 is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Nile. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BDB883?

#BDB883 is rgb(189, 184, 131) in RGB, hsl(55, 31%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 31%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDB883?

The complementary color of #BDB883 is #8388BD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDB883?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDB883: 10.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDB883 a warm or cool color?

#BDB883 is a warm color.