Information about #BD99AB color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BD99AB presents itself as a calm, restrained romantic rose — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Mesmerise (#B598A3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Mauve (#C292A1) and Pastel Purple (#B39EB5).
The recipe behind #BD99AB is rgb(189, 153, 171), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BD99AB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#BD99AB color variations
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#BD99AB color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BD99AB color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BD99AB color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BD99AB color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BD99AB 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BD99AB color
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Nearest named colors to #BD99AB
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B598A3
#C292A1
#B39EB5
#AE98AA
#AE94AB
#BB97BB
#C99AA0
#B5A8A8
#B7A8A3
#C09999
#CBA3B2
#C489A4
#BD99AB color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BD99AB
- RGB189, 153, 171
- CMYK0, 14, 7, 26
- CSSrgb(189, 153, 171)
- HSL330°, 21%, 67%
- HSL Precise330°, 21.429%, 67.059%
- HSV330°, 19%, 74%
- HSB330°, 19%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
- GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.600, 0.671)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.600, 0.671, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.600, 0.671)
- Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBD99AB
- DECIMAL ID12425643
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
