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#BDA3AA Color

#BDA3AA is rgb(189, 163, 170) in RGB, hsl(344, 16%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 10%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Black Shadows (#BFAFB2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDA3AA
HEX#BDA3AA
RGBrgb(189, 163, 170)
HSLhsl(344, 16%, 69%)
HSVhsv(344, 14%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 10%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(74% 0.032 359.8)
LABlab(69.48% 10.70 0.07)
LCHlch(69.48% 10.70 0.38)

What #BDA3AA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BDA3AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 5.59Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 5.62Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 7.63Tuscany#C09999ΔE 7.64Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 8.07Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 9.27

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#BDA3AA Channel Values

How #BDA3AA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 189 · G 163 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 344° · S 16% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 344° · S 14% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 10% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.34:1 vs white · 8.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDA3AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDA3AA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDA3AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDA3AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDA3AA
Complementary
#A3BDB6
Analogous
#BDA3B7
Analogous
#BDA9A3
Triadic
#AABDA3
Triadic
#A3AABD
Split comp.
#A3BDA9
Split comp.
#A3B7BD

Tints & Shades of #BDA3AA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C5AFB5
#CEBBC0
#D6C7CB
#E1D6D9
#EAE1E4
#F2EDEF

Shades

#A98991
#946B76
#795861
#5F454C
#443136
#261C1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDA3AA.

How #BDA3AA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BDA3AA
Protanopia#A8A8AA
Protanomaly#B1A6AA
Deuteranopia#ACACA9
Deuteranomaly#B3A9AA
Tritanopia#BCA4A4
Tritanomaly#BDA4A6
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDA3AA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bda3aa: #BDA3AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDA3AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bda3aa': '#BDA3AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.639, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_bda3aa">#BDA3AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDA3AA"

More Pink Colors

#BDA3AA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BDA3AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDA3AA?

#BDA3AA is a light pink — rgb(189, 163, 170) in RGB and hsl(344, 16%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Black Shadows (#BFAFB2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.59.

What is the RGB value of #BDA3AA?

#BDA3AA is rgb(189, 163, 170) — red 189, green 163, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDA3AA?

#BDA3AA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 10%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDA3AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDA3AA scores 2.34:1 against white and 8.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDA3AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDA3AA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 10.71, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.