Recognised as Colour
#BD9722
- #BD9722
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#BD9722 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 151, 34 and HSL 45°, 70%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#BD9722#BD9722
HEX#BD9722
RGBrgb(189, 151, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5922, 0.1333
RGB percentages74.1%, 59.2%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(45.3, 69.5%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.3, 82%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 20.1%, 82%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,424,994
CSS custom property--colour: #BD9722;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#4268DD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2248BD
Analogous#BD4A22, #96BD22
Triadic#22BD97, #9722BD
Split complementary#2296BD, #4922BD
Tetradic#22BD49, #2248BD, #BD2296
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G151
B34
Red189 (74.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue45.29°
Saturation (HSL)69.51%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 97 · B 22
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