Information about #BD978E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BD978E presents itself as a mildly saturated warm red — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Quicksand (#C3988B). Slightly further away sit Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F) and Del Rio (#B5998E).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(189, 151, 142)), which gives #BD978E its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BD978E: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. No one has named #BD978E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#BD978E color variations
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#BD978E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BD978E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BD978E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BD978E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BD978E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BD978E color
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Nearest named colors to #BD978E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C3988B
#BC8F8F
#B5998E
#BA9E88
#C5908E
#C09999
#B9A193
#C28E88
#B1948F
#B39F8D
#BBA084
#B09B8C
#BD978E color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BD978E
- RGB189, 151, 142
- CMYK0, 15, 18, 26
- CSSrgb(189, 151, 142)
- HSL11°, 26%, 65%
- HSL Precise11.489°, 26.257%, 64.902%
- HSV11°, 25%, 74%
- HSB11°, 25%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
- GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.592, 0.557)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.592, 0.557, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.592, 0.557)
- Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBD978E
- DECIMAL ID12425102
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers4 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
