Information about #BDB9A7 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BDB9A7 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 185, 167) — 74.1% red, 72.5% green, 65.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 9 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BDB9A7 is a softly toned golden yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Ash (#BEBAA7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Quarter Craigieburn (#BFB7A6) and Mist Grey (#BAB9A9).

The recipe behind #BDB9A7 is rgb(189, 185, 167), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BDB9A7: 10.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. #BDB9A7 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BDB9A7 color variations

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

#BDB9A7 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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Titania

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White

#FFFFFF

#BDB9A7 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BDB9A7 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BDB9A7 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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#BDB9A7 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 #BDB9A7

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

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Quarter Craigieburn color link
Quarter Craigieburn

#BFB7A6

Mist Grey color link
Mist Grey

#BAB9A9

Corkscrew color link
Corkscrew

#BDB6A5

Half Cougar color link
Half Cougar

#BCB5A6

Eighth Arrowtown color link
Eighth Arrowtown

#BAB5A8

Bone White color link
Bone White

#B8B7A6

Truffle color link
Truffle

#BEB9AD

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Grey Nickel color link
Grey Nickel

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Quarter Grey Olive color link
Quarter Grey Olive

#C2BCAB

#BDB9A7 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDB9A7
  • RGB189, 185, 167
  • CMYK0, 2, 9, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 185, 167)
  • HSL49°, 14%, 70%
  • HSL Precise49.091°, 14.286%, 69.804%
  • HSV49°, 12%, 74%
  • HSB49°, 12%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.725, 0.655)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.725, 0.655, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.725, 0.655)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDB9A7
  • DECIMAL ID12433831
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers32 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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