Information about #BDA747 color

#BDA747 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BDA747 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 167, 71) — 74.1% red, 65.5% green, 27.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 46 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BDA747 reads as a clearly saturated sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Brass (#B5A642). Slightly further away sit Sundance (#C4AA4D) and Dark Pastel Gold (#BBA151).

The recipe behind #BDA747 is rgb(189, 167, 71), with red as the dominant ingredient. 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, #BDA747 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BDA747 color variations

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

#BDA747 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 #BDA747

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

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Aztec Gold color link
Aztec Gold

#C39953

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDA747
  • RGB189, 167, 71
  • CMYK0, 9, 46, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 167, 71)
  • HSL49°, 47%, 51%
  • HSL Precise48.814°, 47.2%, 50.98%
  • HSV49°, 62%, 74%
  • HSB49°, 62%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.655, 0.278)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.655, 0.278, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.655, 0.278)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBDA747
  • DECIMAL ID12429127
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01