Information about #BDAA79 color

#BDAA79 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BDAA79 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 170, 121) — 74.1% red, 66.7% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 27 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced orange, #BDAA79 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Coromandel (#B9A873). Nearby in the Register you will also find Misty Moss (#BBB477) and Toupe (#C7AC7D).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(189, 170, 121)), which gives #BDAA79 its character. If you plan to put text on a #BDAA79 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. #BDAA79 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BDAA79 color variations

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

#BDAA79 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BDAA79 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BDAA79 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BDAA79 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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#BDAA79 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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#887ABD
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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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#AA7ABD
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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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#8DBD7A
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#AA7ABD
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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 #BDAA79

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

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Toupe color link
Toupe

#C7AC7D

Quarter Crisp Green color link
Quarter Crisp Green

#B8B47B

Quarter Sorrell Brown color link
Quarter Sorrell Brown

#C1A07D

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Light French Beige color link
Light French Beige

#C8AD7F

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

#BDAA79 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDAA79
  • RGB189, 170, 121
  • CMYK0, 7, 27, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 170, 121)
  • HSL43°, 34%, 61%
  • HSL Precise43.235°, 34%, 60.784%
  • HSV43°, 36%, 74%
  • HSB43°, 36%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.667, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.667, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.667, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDAA79
  • DECIMAL ID12429945
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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