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#BDBD8A closest to Kiss a Frog

#BDBD8A is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Kiss a Frog. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.1% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(189, 189, 138)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 28% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 26% black. #BDBD8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.81:1.

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Variations of #BDBD8A

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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#BDBD8A 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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#BDBD8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDBD8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C6BB8C
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5B987
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3BA88
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C6BB8C
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C3BB8B
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C4B7B0
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFBA9D
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBBBAF

#BDBD8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.94:1 Very poor#BDBD8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.81:1 Very good#BDBD8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDBD8A in CSS

/* Kiss a Frog */
.color { color: #BDBD8A; }
.background { background-color: #BDBD8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDBD8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 189 138);
color: hsl(60 28% 64%);
color: oklch(0.786 0.068 107.9);

#BDBD8A FAQ

What color is #BDBD8A?

#BDBD8A is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BDBD8A?

#BDBD8A is rgb(189, 189, 138) in RGB, hsl(60, 28%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 27%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDBD8A?

The complementary color of #BDBD8A is #8A8ABD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDBD8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDBD8A: 10.81:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDBD8A a warm or cool color?

#BDBD8A is a warm color.