Colour

#BD9E3E

#BD9E3E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BD9E3E is a yellow with RGB values 189, 158, 62 and HSL 45°, 51%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#BD9E3E

RGBrgb(189, 158, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6196, 0.2431

RGB percentages74.1%, 62%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(45.4, 50.6%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.4, 67.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 16.4%, 67.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,426,814

CSS custom property--colour: #BD9E3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1

Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#4261C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AF9C32no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6A543no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CC928Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 17.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.5 Olive · ΔE 20.3 Peru · ΔE 21.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 15.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3E5DBD

Analogous#BD5E3E, #9CBD3E

Triadic#3EBD9E, #9E3EBD

Split complementary#3E9CBD, #5F3EBD

Tetradic#3EBD5F, #3E5DBD, #BD3E9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F1EBD6

Lighter +30%#E5D8AF

Lighter +20%#D8C589

Lighter +10%#CCB262

Darker −10%#977E31

Darker −20%#705E25

Darker −30%#4A3E18

Darker −40%#231E0C

More saturated +25%#DCAE1F

Less saturated −25%#9E8E5D

Channel breakdown

R189

G158

B62

Red189 (74.1%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue45.35°

Saturation (HSL)50.6%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 9E · B 3E

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Colour values

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