Information about #BD8D6B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BD8D6B is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 141, 107) — 74.1% red, 55.3% green, 42% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 32 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned amber-leaning orange, #BD8D6B feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Kalgoorie Sands (#BB8B67). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Alamo (#BA8C66) and White Tea (#C48E69).

In RGB terms — rgb(189, 141, 107) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BD8D6B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. No one has named #BD8D6B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BD8D6B color variations

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

#BD8D6B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BD8D6B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BD8D6B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BD8D6B 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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#BD8D6B 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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#B66BBD
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Nearest named colors to #BD8D6B

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

Kalgoorie Sands color link
Kalgoorie Sands

#BB8B67

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

Light Taupe color link
Light Taupe

#B38B6D

Triple Canterbury Clay color link
Triple Canterbury Clay

#B59465

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Perfect Beige color link
Perfect Beige

#BE9676

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Half Kalgoorie Sands color link
Half Kalgoorie Sands

#C19676

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Baroque color link
Baroque

#CA9274

#BD8D6B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BD8D6B
  • RGB189, 141, 107
  • CMYK0, 19, 32, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 141, 107)
  • HSL25°, 38%, 58%
  • HSL Precise24.878°, 38.318%, 58.039%
  • HSV25°, 43%, 74%
  • HSB25°, 43%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.553, 0.420)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.553, 0.420, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.553, 0.420)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBD8D6B
  • DECIMAL ID12422507
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers315 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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