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Recognised as Colour

#BD9F02

  • #BD9F02
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BD9F02 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 159, 2 and HSL 50°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BD9F02#BD9F02
HEX#BD9F02
RGBrgb(189, 159, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6235, 0.0078
RGB percentages74.1%, 62.4%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(50.4, 97.9%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 98.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 15.9%, 98.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,427,010
CSS custom property--colour: #BD9F02;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 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#9A9A9A
Inverted#4260FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B19C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9A519no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CD9187no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 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

Goldenrod · ΔE 11.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15Olive · ΔE 22.2Gold · ΔE 27.3Orange · ΔE 28.6Dark khaki · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 11.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0220BD
Analogous#BD4202, #7EBD02
Triadic#02BD9F, #9F02BD
Split complementary#027EBD, #4202BD
Tetradic#02BD41, #0220BD, #BD027D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEEC8D
Lighter +30%#FDE35B
Lighter +20%#FDDB28
Lighter +10%#EFC903
Darker −10%#8B7501
Darker −20%#584A01
Darker −30%#262000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BFA000
Less saturated −25%#A58F1A

Channel breakdown

R189
G159
B2
Red189 (74.1%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue50.37°
Saturation (HSL)97.91%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 9F · B 02

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