Information about #BDA179 color

#BDA179 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BDA179 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(189, 161, 121) — 74.1% red, 63.1% green, 47.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 27 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BDA179 presents itself as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quarter Sorrell Brown (#C1A07D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Piha Sand (#B7A077) and Pure Beige (#C09E80).

In RGB terms — rgb(189, 161, 121) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BDA179: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. #BDA179 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BDA179 color variations

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

#BDA179 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BDA179 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BDA179 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BDA179 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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#BDA179 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 #BDA179

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

Quarter Sorrell Brown color link
Quarter Sorrell Brown

#C1A07D

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Pure Beige color link
Pure Beige

#C09E80

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Okey Dokey color link
Okey Dokey

#BCA184

#BDA179 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDA179
  • RGB189, 161, 121
  • CMYK0, 11, 27, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 161, 121)
  • HSL35°, 34%, 61%
  • HSL Precise35.294°, 34%, 60.784%
  • HSV35°, 36%, 74%
  • HSB35°, 36%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.631, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.631, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.631, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDA179
  • DECIMAL ID12427641
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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