Information about #BDAC84 color

#BDAC84 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BDAC84 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 172, 132) — 74.1% red, 67.5% green, 51.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 22 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated warm orange, #BDAC84 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pavlova (#BAAB87). Nearby in the Register you will also find Putty (#BEAE8A) and Chino (#B8AD8A).

The recipe behind #BDAC84 is rgb(189, 172, 132), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BDAC84 color variations

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

#BDAC84 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 #BDAC84

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

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Soul color link
Soul

#C1A78B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDAC84
  • RGB189, 172, 132
  • CMYK0, 7, 22, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 172, 132)
  • HSL42°, 30%, 63%
  • HSL Precise42.105°, 30.159%, 62.941%
  • HSV42°, 30%, 74%
  • HSB42°, 30%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.675, 0.518)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.675, 0.518, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.675, 0.518)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB51.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDAC84
  • DECIMAL ID12430468
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01