Information about #BDB9B3 color

#BDB9B3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BDB9B3 falls into the Orange Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 185, 179) — 74.1% red, 72.5% green, 70.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 4 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BDB9B3 reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Eighth Stonehenge (#BDB9B2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Tide (#BFB8B0) and Rakaia (#BAB7B5).

The recipe behind #BDB9B3 is rgb(189, 185, 179), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. No one has named #BDB9B3 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BDB9B3 color variations

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

#BDB9B3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BDB9B3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BDB9B3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Vintage Gray

#989692
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Grey

#808080

#BDB9B3 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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#BDB9B3 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 #BDB9B3

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

Eighth Stonehenge color link
Eighth Stonehenge

#BDB9B2

Tide color link
Tide

#BFB8B0

Rakaia color link
Rakaia

#BAB7B5

Eighth Castle Rock color link
Eighth Castle Rock

#BEBDB4

Cotton Seed color link
Cotton Seed

#BFBAAF

Grey Nickel color link
Grey Nickel

#BDBAAE

Eighth Friar Grey color link
Eighth Friar Grey

#C1BCB4

Truffle color link
Truffle

#BEB9AD

Eighth Tapa color link
Eighth Tapa

#B7B8B2

Cloud color link
Cloud

#C2BCB1

Pink Swan color link
Pink Swan

#BFB3B2

Half Foggy Grey color link
Half Foggy Grey

#B8B7AF

#BDB9B3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDB9B3
  • RGB189, 185, 179
  • CMYK0, 2, 4, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 185, 179)
  • HSL36°, 7%, 72%
  • HSL Precise36°, 7.042%, 72.157%
  • HSV36°, 5%, 74%
  • HSB36°, 5%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.725, 0.702)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.725, 0.702, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.725, 0.702)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDB9B3
  • DECIMAL ID12433843
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers48 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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