Information about #BDA59D color
Basic facts about this digital color
A gently muted orange, #BDA59D has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Joss (#B9A896). Slightly further away sit Martini (#B7A8A3) and Silk (#BBADA1).
In RGB terms — rgb(189, 165, 157) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. #BDA59D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#BDA59D color variations
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#BDA59D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BDA59D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BDA59D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BDA59D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BDA59D 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 #BDA59D color
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Nearest named colors to #BDA59D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B9A896
#B7A8A3
#BBADA1
#BDA793
#B4AB9E
#B2A49B
#B5A695
#B9A193
#B2A99D
#C1B09F
#C6AA97
#B4AD9E
#BDA59D color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BDA59D
- RGB189, 165, 157
- CMYK0, 9, 13, 26
- CSSrgb(189, 165, 157)
- HSL15°, 20%, 68%
- HSL Precise15°, 19.512%, 67.843%
- HSV15°, 17%, 74%
- HSB15°, 17%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
- GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.647, 0.616)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.647, 0.616, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.647, 0.616)
- Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBDA59D
- DECIMAL ID12428701
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- This page visited11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
