Information about #BDAC9E color

#BDAC9E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BDAC9E falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 172, 158) — 74.1% red, 67.5% green, 62% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 12 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BDAC9E is a calm, restrained amber-leaning orange that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Silk (#BBADA1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Antidote (#C1B09F) and Serene (#BDB0A3).

The recipe behind #BDAC9E is rgb(189, 172, 158), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BDAC9E: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BDAC9E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BDAC9E color variations

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

#BDAC9E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BDAC9E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BDAC9E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BDAC9E 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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#BDAC9E 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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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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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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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 #BDAC9E

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

Silk color link
Silk

#BBADA1

Antidote color link
Antidote

#C1B09F

Serene color link
Serene

#BDB0A3

Aquashield Akaroa color link
Aquashield Akaroa

#BEB29A

Triple Parchment color link
Triple Parchment

#BDAF96

Martini color link
Martini

#B7A8A3

Quarter Pravda color link
Quarter Pravda

#B4AB9E

Half Napa color link
Half Napa

#B4AD9E

Eighth Nullarbor color link
Eighth Nullarbor

#C2B4A0

Joss color link
Joss

#B9A896

Half Sandcastle color link
Half Sandcastle

#C2B4A1

Half Hillary color link
Half Hillary

#B9B398

#BDAC9E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDAC9E
  • RGB189, 172, 158
  • CMYK0, 7, 12, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 172, 158)
  • HSL27°, 19%, 68%
  • HSL Precise27.097°, 19.018%, 68.039%
  • HSV27°, 16%, 74%
  • HSB27°, 16%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.675, 0.620)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.675, 0.620, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.675, 0.620)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDAC9E
  • DECIMAL ID12430494
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers44 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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