Information about #BDCDAD color

#BDCDAD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BDCDAD is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 205, 173) — 74.1% red, 80.4% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 0 / 13 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted yellow-green, #BDCDAD 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 Pale Leaf (#BDCAA8). Slightly further away sit Clay Ash (#BDC8B3) and Pixie Green (#BBCDA5).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(189, 205, 173)), which gives #BDCDAD its character. On this background, black text reaches a 12.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. #BDCDAD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BDCDAD color variations

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

#BDCDAD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BDCDAD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BDCDAD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BDCDAD 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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#BDCDAD 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 #BDCDAD

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

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Sprout color link
Sprout

#C1D7B0

Cooled Green color link
Cooled Green

#C4D3B4

Kangaroo color link
Kangaroo

#C5C3B0

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Tasman color link
Tasman

#BAC0B3

Double Joanna color link
Double Joanna

#C9C5B0

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Pumice color link
Pumice

#BAC0B4

Quarter Hillary color link
Quarter Hillary

#CAC5AC

#BDCDAD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDCDAD
  • RGB189, 205, 173
  • CMYK6, 0, 13, 20
  • CSSrgb(189, 205, 173)
  • HSL90°, 24%, 74%
  • HSL Precise90°, 24.242%, 74.118%
  • HSV90°, 16%, 80%
  • HSB90°, 16%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.804, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.804, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.804, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDCDAD
  • DECIMAL ID12438957
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers60 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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