Information about #BDBA80 color

#BDBA80 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BDBA80 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(189, 186, 128) — 74.1% red, 72.9% green, 50.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 24 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned golden yellow, #BDBA80 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pastel Olive (#BCBC82). Slightly further away sit Pine Glade (#BDC07E) and Dark Pastel Yellow (#C4BB7D).

The recipe behind #BDBA80 is rgb(189, 186, 128), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BDBA80 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BDBA80 color variations

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

#BDBA80 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 #BDBA80

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#BDBA80
  • RGB189, 186, 128
  • CMYK0, 1, 24, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 186, 128)
  • HSL57°, 32%, 62%
  • HSL Precise57.049°, 31.606%, 62.157%
  • HSV57°, 32%, 74%
  • HSB57°, 32%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.729, 0.502)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.729, 0.502, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.729, 0.502)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDBA80
  • DECIMAL ID12434048
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01