Colour
#BDA70D
- #BDA70D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BDA70D is a yellow with RGB values 189, 167, 13 and HSL 53°, 87%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BDA70D#BDA70D
HEX#BDA70D
RGBrgb(189, 167, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6549, 0.051
RGB percentages74.1%, 65.5%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(52.5, 87.1%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 93.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.6%, 93.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,429,069
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA70D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#4258F2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0D23BD
Analogous#BD4F0D, #7BBD0D
Triadic#0DBDA7, #A70DBD
Split complementary#0D7BBD, #4F0DBD
Tetradic#0DBD4F, #0D23BD, #BD0D7B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G167
B13
Red189 (74.1%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue52.5°
Saturation (HSL)87.13%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A7 · B 0D
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