Information about #BDBB7E color

#BDBB7E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BDBB7E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 187, 126) — 74.1% red, 73.3% green, 49.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 25 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BDBB7E reads as a mildly saturated sunny yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pastel Olive (#BCBC82). Slightly further away sit Pine Glade (#BDC07E) and Dark Pastel Yellow (#C4BB7D).

The recipe behind #BDBB7E is rgb(189, 187, 126), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. #BDBB7E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BDBB7E color variations

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

#BDBB7E 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 #BDBB7E

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDBB7E
  • RGB189, 187, 126
  • CMYK0, 1, 25, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 187, 126)
  • HSL58°, 32%, 62%
  • HSL Precise58.095°, 32.308%, 61.765%
  • HSV58°, 33%, 74%
  • HSB58°, 33%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.733, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.733, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.733, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDBB7E
  • DECIMAL ID12434302
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01