Information about #BDB9B1 color

#BDB9B1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BDB9B1 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(189, 185, 177) (74.1% red, 72.5% green, 69.4% blue), or CMYK 0 / 2 / 5 / 26 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #BDB9B1 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Eighth Stonehenge (#BDB9B2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tide (#BFB8B0) and Cotton Seed (#BFBAAF).

The recipe behind #BDB9B1 is rgb(189, 185, 177), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BDB9B1: 10.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BDB9B1 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BDB9B1 color variations

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

#BDB9B1 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 #BDB9B1

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDB9B1
  • RGB189, 185, 177
  • CMYK0, 2, 5, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 185, 177)
  • HSL40°, 8%, 72%
  • HSL Precise40°, 8.333%, 71.765%
  • HSV40°, 6%, 74%
  • HSB40°, 6%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.725, 0.694)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.725, 0.694, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.725, 0.694)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDB9B1
  • DECIMAL ID12433841
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01