Home > Color > HEX bdbf9d

HEX BDBF9D - #BDBF9D, RGB(189,191,157) Color


Color Name: Sage Green*
Hex Color Code: #BDBF9D
RGB Color Code: RGB(189, 191, 157)
CMYK Values*: 1.0%, 0.0%, 17.8%, 25.1%



Subscribe To Newsletter !


What color is BDBF9D?

The RGB color code for color number #BDBF9D is RGB(189, 191, 157). In the RGB color model, #BDBF9D has a red value of 189, a green value of 191, and a blue value of 157. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 1.0% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 17.8% yellow, and 25.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 63.5° (degrees), 21.0 % saturation, and 68.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #BDBF9D has a hue of 63.5° (degrees), 17.8 % saturation and 74.9 % brightness/value.



Color BDBF9D is cool or warm?

Color BDBF9D is a warm color.



What is the LRV of #BDBF9D? (For interior and product design)

BDBF9D has an LRV of nearly 51. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.



Dark Color

#BDBF9D

Light Color


Compare LRV 51 of #BDBF9D with dark and light Color




Is #BDBF9D Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color BDBF9D meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.





Change Background Color:

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt


Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt







Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


HEX #BDBF9D color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(189, 191, 157)
Red
189 (74.1%)
Green
191 (74.9%)
Blue
157 (61.6%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
1.05%
Magenta
0.00%
Yellow
17.80%
Key
25.10%

HSL

HSL(63.53deg, 21.0 %, 68.2 %)

Hue
63.53°
Saturation
20.99 %.
Lightness
68.24 %.

RYB

RYB(34, 81, 46)
Red
34 (13.2%)
Yellow
81 (31.9%)
Blue
46 (18.0%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
63.53°
Saturation
17.80 %.
Brightness / Value
74.90 %.

HWB

H: 63.53°

W: 61.57 %

B: 25.10 %

XYZ

X : 45.7

Y : 50.51

Z : 39.24

YXY

Y1 : 50.51

X : 0.34

Y2 : 0.37

CMY

C : 25.88%

M : 25.10%

Y : 38.43%


LRV

~ 50.5 %

Munsell Color System

5.1GY 7.5/3.4

CIE-Lab

L : 76.38

A : -6.49

B : 16.96

CIE-Lch

L : 76.38

C : 18.16

H : 110.95

CIE-Luv

L : 76.38

U : 0.62

V : 25.04

Hunter-Lab

L : 71.07

A : -9.6

B : 17.02






Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint


Color Name of HEX #BDBF9D

Here are the colors similar to BDBF9D. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.

#BCB88A
Sage Green
ΔE - 4.31 (95.7% similar)
#D4D2AD
Dark Cream
ΔE - 5.19 (94.8% similar)
#C7C0A7
Sandstone
ΔE - 5.31 (94.7% similar)
#CCCCB7
Dark Beige
ΔE - 5.78 (94.2% similar)


Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to BDBF9D.

#C3C6A8
PANTONE 5803 C
ΔE - 2.24 (97.8% similar)
#BFBB98
PANTONE 453 C
ΔE - 2.54 (97.5% similar)
#CAC7A7
PANTONE 454 C
ΔE - 3.22 (96.8% similar)
#C6C89B
PANTONE 5797 C
ΔE - 3.63 (96.4% similar)

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to BDBF9D.


RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to BDBF9D.


RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to BDBF9D.

#B9CEAC
RAL 6019 - Pastel Green
ΔE - 7.00 (93.0% similar)

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to BDBF9D.

#B8B7A8
BS 12-B-19 - Beige
ΔE - 7.00 (93.0% similar)
#CAC387
BS 10-B-17 - Greystone
ΔE - 7.17 (92.8% similar)


Paint color for Hex #BDBF9D

Here are the paint colors similar to BDBF9D. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.


Sherwin Williams

Hex color BDBF9D similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #BDBF9D to Sherwin Williams

#BDC0A0
Recycled Glass (SW 7747)
ΔE - 0.75 (99.2% similar)
#C7CDA8
Baize Green (SW 6429)
ΔE - 3.70 (96.3% similar)
#CBC99D
Shagreen (SW 6422)
ΔE - 3.99 (96.0% similar)
#AEB08F
Majolica Green (SW 0013)
ΔE - 4.07 (95.9% similar)


Benjamin Moore

Hex color BDBF9D similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #BDBF9D to Benjamin Moore

#BABD99
Burgess Green (CW-485)
ΔE - 0.95 (99.1% similar)
#B5B895
Spring has Sprung (CSP-835)
ΔE - 2.01 (98.0% similar)
#B9B790
Georgian Green (HC-115)
ΔE - 2.91 (97.1% similar)
#C5C397
Grasshopper (AF-415)
ΔE - 3.25 (96.7% similar)


PPG Paints

Hex color BDBF9D similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #BDBF9D to PPG Paints

#B9BD97
Bahia Grass (PPG1122-4)
ΔE - 1.57 (98.4% similar)
#D0CCA9
Canary Grass (PPG1114-3)
ΔE - 4.32 (95.7% similar)
#C8CDA0
In The Dale (PPG11-10)
ΔE - 4.46 (95.5% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color BDBF9D similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #BDBF9D to Dunn-Edwards

#C7C7A1
Watercress (DE 5528)
ΔE - 2.47 (97.5% similar)
#C7C4A5
Sea Glass (DEC 775)
ΔE - 2.84 (97.2% similar)
#B9B79B
Trinity Islands (DE 6249)
ΔE - 3.15 (96.8% similar)
#CCC7A1
Floating Lily Pad (DE 5493)
ΔE - 3.73 (96.3% similar)


Valspar

Hex color BDBF9D similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #BDBF9D to Valspar

#B9B891
Sumptuous Sage (6002-3C)
ΔE - 2.57 (97.4% similar)
#BEB88F
Fields Afar (8003-28D)
ΔE - 3.93 (96.1% similar)
#CECAA4
Paris Mint (6002-3B)
ΔE - 3.95 (96.0% similar)
#C4C6AF
Understory (T638)
ΔE - 4.10 (95.9% similar)


Behr

Hex color BDBF9D similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #BDBF9D to Behr

#C6CAA5
Sap Green (M350-3)
ΔE - 2.88 (97.1% similar)
#BDB98F
Back To Nature (S340-4)
ΔE - 3.47 (96.5% similar)
#BBB692
Lichen (MQ6-56)
ΔE - 3.53 (96.5% similar)
#C5C0A3
Washed Olive (S350-3)
ΔE - 3.57 (96.4% similar)


Farrow & Ball

Hex color BDBF9D similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #BDBF9D to Farrow & Ball

#C6C0AA
Bone (15)
ΔE - 5.77 (94.2% similar)
#B0AF9B
French Gray (18)
ΔE - 6.25 (93.7% similar)
#CACCBA
Eddy (301)
ΔE - 6.50 (93.5% similar)
#BEC1B3
Mizzle (266)
ΔE - 6.96 (93.0% similar)







Color Combinations


#BDBF9D color palettes and scheme combination


Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.




Complementary / Opposite Color



BDBF9D
Sage Green*

9F9DBF
Blue Bell*


Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.


What is the contrasting color of #BDBF9D?

Color that best contrast with #BDBF9D is #9F9DBF, color name is Blue Bell*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.


What color compliments #BDBF9D?

Complementary or Opposite color for #BDBF9D is #9F9DBF, color name is Blue Bell*.





Color Images and Mockup


Mobile app mockup example for #BDBF9D color



T-Shirt mockup example for #BDBF9D color


Chart visualization example with #BDBF9D color



#BDBF9D Color Images and Patterns