Information about #BDA489 color

#BDA489 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BDA489 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(189, 164, 137) (74.1% red, 64.3% green, 53.7% blue), or CMYK 0 / 10 / 20 / 26 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BDA489 is a moderately toned amber-leaning orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Soul (#C1A78B). Slightly further away sit Light Ash Brown (#C2A487) and Okey Dokey (#BCA184).

In RGB terms — rgb(189, 164, 137) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BDA489 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BDA489 color variations

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#BDA489 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BDA489

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

Soul color link
Soul

#C1A78B

Okey Dokey color link
Okey Dokey

#BCA184

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Rustic Beige color link
Rustic Beige

#BBA084

Mushroom color link
Mushroom

#BA9E88

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Drought color link
Drought

#B8A88F

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDA489
  • RGB189, 164, 137
  • CMYK0, 10, 20, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 164, 137)
  • HSL31°, 28%, 64%
  • HSL Precise31.154°, 28.261%, 63.922%
  • HSV31°, 28%, 74%
  • HSB31°, 28%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.643, 0.537)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.643, 0.537, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.643, 0.537)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDA489
  • DECIMAL ID12428425
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01