Recognised as Colour

#BDA034

#BDA034
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BDA034 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 160, 52 and HSL 47°, 57%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#BDA034#BDA034

HEX#BDA034

RGBrgb(189, 160, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6275, 0.2039

RGB percentages74.1%, 62.7%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(47.3, 56.8%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.3, 72.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 15.3%, 72.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,427,316

CSS custom property--colour: #BDA034;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1

Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#425FCB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B19D24no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8A63Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CC938Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 15.4 Olive · ΔE 19.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.8 Peru · ΔE 24.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 14.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3451BD

Analogous#BD5B34, #95BD34

Triadic#34BDA0, #A034BD

Split complementary#3495BD, #5B34BD

Tetradic#34BD5C, #3451BD, #BD3496

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1E9CC

Lighter +30%#E6D8A4

Lighter +20%#DBC77C

Lighter +10%#D0B654

Darker −10%#957E29

Darker −20%#6D5C1E

Darker −30%#453A13

Darker −40%#1D1908

More saturated +25%#DBB116

Less saturated −25%#9F8F52

Channel breakdown

R189

G160

B52

Red189 (74.1%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue47.3°

Saturation (HSL)56.85%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G A0 · B 34

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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