Information about #BDC0A0 color

#BDC0A0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BDC0A0 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 192, 160) — 74.1% red, 75.3% green, 62.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 13 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BDC0A0 reads as a gently muted sunny yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Aspiring (#BBBBA1). Slightly further away sit Beryl Green (#BCBFA8) and Gooseberry (#BFC298).

The recipe behind #BDC0A0 is rgb(189, 192, 160), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BDC0A0: 11.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. No one has named #BDC0A0 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BDC0A0 color variations

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

#BDC0A0 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BDC0A0 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BDC0A0 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BDC0A0 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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#BDC0A0 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 #BDC0A0

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

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Double Fossil color link
Double Fossil

#C2B89E

Sisal color link
Sisal

#C5BAA0

Quarter Craigieburn color link
Quarter Craigieburn

#BFB7A6

Corkscrew color link
Corkscrew

#BDB6A5

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Double Parchment color link
Double Parchment

#C7BBA3

Mist Grey color link
Mist Grey

#BAB9A9

#BDC0A0 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDC0A0
  • RGB189, 192, 160
  • CMYK1, 0, 13, 25
  • CSSrgb(189, 192, 160)
  • HSL66°, 20%, 69%
  • HSL Precise65.625°, 20.253%, 69.02%
  • HSV66°, 17%, 75%
  • HSB66°, 17%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.753, 0.627)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.753, 0.627, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.753, 0.627)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDC0A0
  • DECIMAL ID12435616
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers313 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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