Information about #BDB7BE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BDB7BE belongs to the Magenta Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(189, 183, 190) — 74.1% red, 71.8% green, 74.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 3 / 0 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BDB7BE reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Greywacke (#BCB8BE). Slightly further away sit Soft Gray (#BBBDBD) and Morepork (#B8B5C2).

The recipe behind #BDB7BE is rgb(189, 183, 190), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BDB7BE: 10.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. No one has named #BDB7BE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BDB7BE color variations

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

#BDB7BE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BDB7BE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BDB7BE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BDB7BE 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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#BDB7BE 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 #BDB7BE

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

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

Misty Lavender color link
Misty Lavender

#B6B5B9

Rakaia color link
Rakaia

#BAB7B5

Quarter Delta color link
Quarter Delta

#BFC0BB

Pale Slate color link
Pale Slate

#C3BEBB

Silver color link
Silver

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Half Silver Chalice color link
Half Silver Chalice

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Eighth Stack color link
Eighth Stack

#C0C1BF

#BDB7BE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDB7BE
  • RGB189, 183, 190
  • CMYK0, 3, 0, 25
  • HSL291°, 5%, 73%
  • HSL Precise291.429°, 5.109%, 73.137%
  • HSV291°, 4%, 75%
  • HSB291°, 4%, 75%
  • HEX IDBDB7BE
  • DECIMAL ID12433342
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
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