Information about #BDABA0 color

#BDABA0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BDABA0 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 171, 160) — 74.1% red, 67.1% green, 62.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 11 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained orange, #BDABA0 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Silk (#BBADA1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Serene (#BDB0A3) and Antidote (#C1B09F).

In RGB terms — rgb(189, 171, 160) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BDABA0 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BDABA0 color variations

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

#BDABA0 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 #BDABA0

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

Silk color link
Silk

#BBADA1

Serene color link
Serene

#BDB0A3

Antidote color link
Antidote

#C1B09F

Martini color link
Martini

#B7A8A3

Half Napa color link
Half Napa

#B4AD9E

Fantail color link
Fantail

#BAAEA9

Bedrock color link
Bedrock

#B3AC9C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDABA0
  • RGB189, 171, 160
  • CMYK0, 7, 11, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 171, 160)
  • HSL23°, 18%, 68%
  • HSL Precise22.759°, 18.012%, 68.431%
  • HSV23°, 15%, 74%
  • HSB23°, 15%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.671, 0.627)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.671, 0.627, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.671, 0.627)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDABA0
  • DECIMAL ID12430240
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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