Information about #BDC6AE color

#BDC6AE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BDC6AE belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(189, 198, 174) — 74.1% red, 77.6% green, 68.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 9 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BDC6AE reads as a softly toned zesty chartreuse and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Clay Ash (#BDC8B3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Kidnapper (#BFC0AB) and Pale Leaf (#BDCAA8).

The recipe behind #BDC6AE is rgb(189, 198, 174), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BDC6AE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. No one has named #BDC6AE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BDC6AE color variations

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

#BDC6AE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BDC6AE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BDC6AE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BDC6AE 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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#BDC6AE 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 #BDC6AE

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

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Tasman color link
Tasman

#BAC0B3

Quarter Lemon Grass color link
Quarter Lemon Grass

#BABEAF

Kangaroo color link
Kangaroo

#C5C3B0

Pumice color link
Pumice

#BAC0B4

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Eighth Castle Rock color link
Eighth Castle Rock

#BEBDB4

Half Atmosphere color link
Half Atmosphere

#BEBFB7

Rainee color link
Rainee

#B3C1B1

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

#BDC6AE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDC6AE
  • RGB189, 198, 174
  • CMYK4, 0, 9, 22
  • CSSrgb(189, 198, 174)
  • HSL83°, 17%, 73%
  • HSL Precise82.5°, 17.391%, 72.941%
  • HSV83°, 12%, 78%
  • HSB83°, 12%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.776, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.776, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.776, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDC6AE
  • DECIMAL ID12437166
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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