#bdb2ab Color Information

#bdb2ab Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bdb2ab. In RGB, it consists of 74.1% Red, 69.8% Green, and 67.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 5.8% Magenta, 9.5% Yellow, and 25.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 23.3°, with saturation of 12% and lightness of 70.6%. The decimal value for #bdb2ab is 12432043, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bdb2ab is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#bdb2ab Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color189, 178, 171 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color74.1%, 69.8%, 67.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.259, 0.302, 0.329 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.058, 0.095, 0.259 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color23.3°, 12.0%, 70.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color23.3°, 9.5%, 74.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color44.257, 45.600, 44.997 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color189, 182, 171 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12432043 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color73.285, 2.692, 4.968 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)73.285, 5.650, 61.546 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color73.285, 6.892, 6.742 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color67.528, -1.186, 7.761 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.328, 0.338, 45.600 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290622123 / 0xffbdb2ab Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9999 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #bdb2ab

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bdb2ab, its pure hue is 23.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 12.0%, and its lightness is 70.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bdb2ab, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #181615 to #a59c96.

Tints of #bdb2ab

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bdb2ab, its pure hue is 23.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 12.0%, and its lightness is 70.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bdb2ab, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c5bcb6 to #f7f5f5.

Tones of #bdb2ab

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bdb2ab, its pure hue is 23.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 12.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bdb2ab, which range from #b4b4b4 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffa369 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bdb2ab

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bdb2ab! For #bdb2ab, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bdb2ab. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bdb2ab

This color, #bdb2ab, consists of 74.1% Red, 69.8% Green, and 67.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 189, Green = 178, Blue = 171. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bdb2ab is 0% Cyan, 5.8% Magenta, 9.5% Yellow, and 25.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R74.1%
C0.0%
G69.8%
M5.8%
B67.1%
Y9.5%
K25.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 189 178 171
Octal 275 262 253
Hexa #bd #b2 #ab
Binary 10111101 10110010 10101011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 5 9 25
Octal 0 5 11 31
Hexa #00 #05 #09 #19
Binary 00000000 00000101 00001001 00011001

Analogous Colors of #bdb2ab

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bdb2ab — which has hue 23.3° — its analogous colors are located at 23.3° and 353.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bdb2ab.

Triadic Colors of #bdb2ab

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bdb2ab — which has hue 23.3° — its triadic colors are located at 23.3° and 263.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bdb2ab.

Complementary Color of #bdb2ab

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bdb2ab — which has hue 23.3° — its complementary color is located at 203.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bdb2ab.

Split Complementary Colors of #bdb2ab

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bdb2ab — which has hue 23.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 23.3° and 233.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bdb2ab.

Tetradic Colors of #bdb2ab

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bdb2ab — which has hue 23.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 293.3°, 23.3°, 113.3°, and 203.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bdb2ab.

Monochromatic Colors of #bdb2ab

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bdb2ab, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #958d88 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e0d8d3 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bdb2ab

We want to make getting started with #bdb2ab on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bdb2ab into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bdb2ab can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bdb2ab with other HTML elements.

#bdb2ab Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bdb2ab.
<span style="color: #bdb2ab;">The color of this text is #bdb2ab.</span>

#bdb2ab Background Color

The background color for this text is #bdb2ab.
<div style="background-color: #bdb2ab; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bdb2ab.</div>

#bdb2ab Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bdb2ab.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bdb2ab;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bdb2ab.</span>

#bdb2ab Border Color

This is a div with border color #bdb2ab.
<div style="border: #bdb2ab 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bdb2ab.</div>

#bdb2ab Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bdb2ab on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bdb2ab; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bdb2ab on a white background.</div></div>

#bdb2ab Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bdb2ab on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bdb2ab; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bdb2ab on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bdb2ab to White

This is a gradient from #bdb2ab to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bdb2ab,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bdb2ab,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bdb2ab,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bdb2ab,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bdb2ab to white.</div>

Gradient from #bdb2ab to Black

This is a gradient from #bdb2ab to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bdb2ab,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bdb2ab,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bdb2ab,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bdb2ab,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bdb2ab to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bdb2ab

In addition to using #bdb2ab on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bdb2ab in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bdb2ab, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 189, Green = 178, Blue = 171). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bdb2ab in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bdb2ab
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(189, 178, 171)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bdb2ab; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bdb2ab; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bdb2ab; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(189, 178, 171);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bdb2ab")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:189, green:178, blue:171, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:189 green:178 blue:171 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(189f, 178f, 171f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(189, 178, 171);
 

#bdb2ab Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bdb2ab the same way. For those with color blindness, #bdb2ab might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bdb2ab looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bdb2ab is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bdb2ab looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bdb2ab will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bdb2ab is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.1:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text