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#BDAE9C closest to Warm Neutral

#BDAE9C is a light gray; the closest named color is Warm Neutral. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 68.2% green and 61.2% blue (rgb(189, 174, 156)). Its HSL value is 33° hue, 20% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 17% yellow and 26% black. #BDAE9C is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.70:1.

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#BDAE9C color conversion

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Variations of #BDAE9C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BDAE9C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BDAE9C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDAE9C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B7B29C
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4AE9B
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6AE9B
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7B29C
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B9B09C
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C3AAA9
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFACA2
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B0B0B0
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B3B0AB

#BDAE9C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.17:1 Very poor#BDAE9C text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.70:1 Very good#BDAE9C text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDAE9C in CSS

/* Warm Neutral */
.color { color: #BDAE9C; }
.background { background-color: #BDAE9C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDAE9C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 174 156);
color: hsl(33 20% 68%);
color: oklch(0.759 0.030 72.4);

#BDAE9C FAQ

What color is #BDAE9C?

#BDAE9C is a light gray. Its closest named color is Warm Neutral. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BDAE9C?

#BDAE9C is rgb(189, 174, 156) in RGB, hsl(33, 20%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 17%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDAE9C?

The complementary color of #BDAE9C is #9CABBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDAE9C?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDAE9C: 9.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDAE9C a warm or cool color?

#BDAE9C is a neutral color.