Information about #BDBC7A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BDBC7A is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 188, 122) — 74.1% red, 73.7% green, 47.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 26 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced golden yellow, #BDBC7A appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pine Glade (#BDC07E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Pastel Yellow (#C4BB7D) and Pastel Olive (#BCBC82).

In RGB terms — rgb(189, 188, 122) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BDBC7A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BDBC7A color variations

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

#BDBC7A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BDBC7A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BDBC7A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BDBC7A 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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#BDBC7A 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 #BDBC7A

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

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Dark Pastel Yellow color link
Dark Pastel Yellow

#C4BB7D

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Quarter Crisp Green color link
Quarter Crisp Green

#B8B47B

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Yuma color link
Yuma

#C7B882

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

#BDBC7A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDBC7A
  • RGB189, 188, 122
  • CMYK0, 0, 26, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 188, 122)
  • HSL59°, 34%, 61%
  • HSL Precise59.104°, 33.668%, 60.98%
  • HSV59°, 35%, 74%
  • HSB59°, 35%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.737, 0.478)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.737, 0.478, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.737, 0.478)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDBC7A
  • DECIMAL ID12434554
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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