Recognised as Colour
#BDA355
- #BDA355
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BDA355 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 163, 85 and HSL 45°, 44%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BDA355#BDA355
HEX#BDA355
RGBrgb(189, 163, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6392, 0.3333
RGB percentages74.1%, 63.9%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(45, 44.1%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 55%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 13.8%, 55%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,428,117
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA355;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#425CAA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#556FBD
Analogous#BD6F55, #A3BD55
Triadic#55BDA3, #A355BD
Split complementary#55A3BD, #6F55BD
Tetradic#55BD6F, #556FBD, #BD55A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G163
B85
Red189 (74.1%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)44.07%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A3 · B 55
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