Information about #BDB7AA color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BDB7AA is a calm, restrained amber-leaning orange that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mist Grey (#BAB9A9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Truffle (#BEB9AD) and Eighth Arrowtown (#BAB5A8).
In RGB terms — rgb(189, 183, 170) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BDB7AA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. #BDB7AA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#BDB7AA color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#BDB7AA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BDB7AA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BDB7AA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BDB7AA color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BDB7AA 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BDB7AA color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #BDB7AA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BAB9A9
#BEB9AD
#BAB5A8
#BEBAA7
#BFB7A6
#BCB5A6
#BDBAAE
#BDB6A5
#BBB2A9
#BFBAAF
#B8B7A6
#BEB1AC
#BDB7AA color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BDB7AA
- RGB189, 183, 170
- CMYK0, 2, 7, 26
- CSSrgb(189, 183, 170)
- HSL41°, 13%, 70%
- HSL Precise41.053°, 12.583%, 70.392%
- HSV41°, 10%, 74%
- HSB41°, 10%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
- GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.718, 0.667)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.718, 0.667, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.718, 0.667)
- Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBDB7AA
- DECIMAL ID12433322
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- This page visited3 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
