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Colour

#BDA023

  • #BDA023
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BDA023 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 160, 35 and HSL 49°, 69%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BDA023#BDA023
HEX#BDA023
RGBrgb(189, 160, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6275, 0.1373
RGB percentages74.1%, 62.7%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(48.7, 68.8%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.7, 81.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 15.3%, 81.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,427,299
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA023;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#425FDC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B29D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9A62Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CD9389no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 13.6Olive · ΔE 19.7Dark khaki · ΔE 25.9Peru · ΔE 27.9Sandy brown · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2340BD
Analogous#BD5323, #8DBD23
Triadic#23BDA0, #A023BD
Split complementary#238DBD, #5323BD
Tetradic#23BD53, #2340BD, #BD238D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2E8BA
Lighter +30%#EAD98F
Lighter +20%#E2CA64
Lighter +10%#DABC39
Darker −10%#927C1B
Darker −20%#675713
Darker −30%#3C330B
Darker −40%#110E03
More saturated +25%#D9B107
Less saturated −25%#A18F3F

Channel breakdown

R189
G160
B35
Red189 (74.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue48.7°
Saturation (HSL)68.75%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A0 · B 23

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