Information about #BDBBAA color

#BDBBAA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BDBBAA is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 187, 170) — 74.1% red, 73.3% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 7 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BDBBAA presents itself as a softly toned golden yellow — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Ash (#BEBAA7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Mist Grey (#BAB9A9) and Truffle (#BEB9AD).

The recipe behind #BDBBAA is rgb(189, 187, 170), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BDBBAA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. No one has named #BDBBAA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BDBBAA color variations

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

#BDBBAA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BDBBAA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BDBBAA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BDBBAA 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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#BDBBAA 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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#A9BCBA
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#BAA9BC
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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 #BDBBAA

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

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Mist Grey color link
Mist Grey

#BAB9A9

Truffle color link
Truffle

#BEB9AD

Grey Nickel color link
Grey Nickel

#BDBAAE

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Quarter Grey Olive color link
Quarter Grey Olive

#C2BCAB

Cotton Seed color link
Cotton Seed

#BFBAAF

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Quarter Craigieburn color link
Quarter Craigieburn

#BFB7A6

Quarter Lemon Grass color link
Quarter Lemon Grass

#BABEAF

Eighth Arrowtown color link
Eighth Arrowtown

#BAB5A8

Tide color link
Tide

#BFB8B0

#BDBBAA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDBBAA
  • RGB189, 187, 170
  • CMYK0, 1, 7, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 187, 170)
  • HSL54°, 13%, 70%
  • HSL Precise53.684°, 12.583%, 70.392%
  • HSV54°, 10%, 74%
  • HSB54°, 10%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.733, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.733, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.733, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDBBAA
  • DECIMAL ID12434346
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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