Colour
#BDA716
- #BDA716
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BDA716 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 167, 22 and HSL 52°, 79%, 41%. 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
#BDA716#BDA716
HEX#BDA716
RGBrgb(189, 167, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6549, 0.0863
RGB percentages74.1%, 65.5%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(52.1, 79.1%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 88.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.6%, 88.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,429,078
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA716;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38514WCAG 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 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#4258E9
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#162CBD
Analogous#BD5416, #80BD16
Triadic#16BDA7, #A716BD
Split complementary#167FBD, #5416BD
Tetradic#16BD54, #162CBD, #BD167F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G167
B22
Red189 (74.1%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue52.1°
Saturation (HSL)79.15%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A7 · B 16
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