All About Color Silk

#BDB1A8

Silk is a soft and delicate beige color. It brings a sense of elegance and sophistication, perfect for creating a refined and timeless space.

About Silk

Silk is a light orange color with the hex code #BDB1A8. In RGB it is red 189, green 177, blue 168; in HSL it is hue 26°, saturation 14%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 0%, 6%, 11%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.10:1 on white and 10.02:1 on black.

#BDB1A8 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBD, B1, A8
CMYK0.00%, 6.35%, 11.11%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal189, 177, 168
HSL26°, 14%, 70%
RGB Octal275, 261, 250
HSV (HSB)25.71°, 11.11%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10111101, 10110001, 10101000
CIE-L*AB72.95, 2.72, 6.13
RGB Percent74.12%, 69.41%, 65.88%
CIE-L*CH72.95, 6.71, 66.05
XYZ43.78, 45.09, 43.44
CIE-L*UV72.95, 7.65, 8.39
xyY0.33, 0.34, 45.09
Hunter-Lab67.15, -1.14, 8.65
RYB74.12%, 72.06%, 65.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BDB1A8 on a dark background: contrast 10.02:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BDB1A8 on a light background: contrast 2.10:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Silk, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Silk. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BDB1A8 · #E5E0DC · #968273 · #A8B4BD · #DCE1E5

Analogous palette

#BDA8B4 · #BDA8A9 · #BDB1A8 · #BDBCA8 · #B4BDA8

Triadic palette

#BDB1A8 · #A8BDB1 · #B1A8BD · #E5E0DC · #DCE5E0

Tetradic palette

#BDB1A8 · #A9BDA8 · #A8B4BD · #BCA8BD · #968273

Monochromatic palette

#746458 · #9C8A7C · #BDB1A8 · #DED8D3 · #F4F2F0

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