Information about #BD7973 color

#BD7973 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BD7973 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 121, 115) — 74.1% red, 47.5% green, 45.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 27 / 29 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BD7973 reads as a softly balanced earthy red and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bonanza (#B77D6E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brownish Pink (#C27E79) and Dusty Rose (#C0737A).

In RGB terms — rgb(189, 121, 115) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BD7973: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BD7973 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BD7973 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BD7973 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BD7973 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BD7973 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BD7973 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BD7973 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BD7973

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bonanza color link
Bonanza

#B77D6E

Brownish Pink color link
Brownish Pink

#C27E79

Dusty Rose color link
Dusty Rose

#C0737A

Amelie's Desert Rose color link
Amelie's Desert Rose

#C87B77

Tilly Rose color link
Tilly Rose

#B87079

Foxtrot color link
Foxtrot

#B6706F

Antique Pink color link
Antique Pink

#C97375

Rose Gold color link
Rose Gold

#B76E79

Ash Rose color link
Ash Rose

#B5817D

Contessa color link
Contessa

#C16F68

Brandy Rose color link
Brandy Rose

#B6857A

Old Rose color link
Old Rose

#C08081

#BD7973 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BD7973
  • RGB189, 121, 115
  • CMYK0, 27, 29, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 121, 115)
  • HSL5°, 36%, 60%
  • HSL Precise4.865°, 35.922%, 59.608%
  • HSV5°, 39%, 74%
  • HSB5°, 39%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.475, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.475, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.475, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBD7973
  • DECIMAL ID12417395
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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