Recognised as Colour
#BDA103
- #BDA103
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BDA103 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 161, 3 and HSL 51°, 97%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BDA103#BDA103
HEX#BDA103
RGBrgb(189, 161, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6314, 0.0118
RGB percentages74.1%, 63.1%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(51, 96.9%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 98.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 14.8%, 98.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,427,523
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA103;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#425EFC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#031FBD
Analogous#BD4403, #7CBD03
Triadic#03BDA1, #A103BD
Split complementary#037CBD, #4403BD
Tetradic#03BD44, #031FBD, #BD037C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G161
B3
Red189 (74.1%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue50.97°
Saturation (HSL)96.88%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A1 · B 03
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