Color #BDAD2E

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BDAD2E falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 173, 46) — 74.1% red, 67.8% green, 18% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 76 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BDAD2E reads as a vivid, lively sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Greenfinch (#BDA928). Slightly further away sit Funk (#C6AA24) and Earls Green (#B8A722).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(189, 173, 46)), which gives #BDAD2E its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BDAD2E: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. No one has named #BDAD2E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BDAD2E color variations

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

#BDAD2E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.

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White

#BDAD2E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.

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Black

#BDAD2E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

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Grey

#BDAD2E 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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#BDAD2E 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.

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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 #BDAD2E

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

Greenfinch

#BDA928

Funk

#C6AA24

Earls Green

#B8A722

Vintage Yellow

#CBA92B

Karma

#B6A237

Marginalia Ochre

#C9A227

Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Satin Sheen Gold

#CBA135

Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Brass

#B5A642

Sahara

#B79826

Old Gold

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#BDAD2E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

HEX#BDAD2E
RGB189, 173, 46
CMYK0, 8, 76, 26
CSSrgb(189, 173, 46)

HSL53°, 61%, 46%
HSL Precise53.287°, 60.851%, 46.078%
HSV53°, 76%, 74%
HSB53°, 76%, 74%

Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180

GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.678, 0.180)
GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.678, 0.180, 1.000)
HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.678, 0.180)

Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
Percentage of Blue in RGB18%

Color FamilyYellow
Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
Lightness FamilyLight

HEX IDBDAD2E
DECIMAL ID12430638
Name LengthThis color has no name

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