Recognised as Colour
#BDA71C
- #BDA71C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BDA71C is a yellow with RGB values 189, 167, 28 and HSL 52°, 74%, 43%. 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
#BDA71C#BDA71C
HEX#BDA71C
RGBrgb(189, 167, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6549, 0.1098
RGB percentages74.1%, 65.5%, 11%
HSLhsl(51.8, 74.2%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 85.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.6%, 85.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,429,084
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA71C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#4258E3
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 text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1C32BD
Analogous#BD571C, #83BD1C
Triadic#1CBDA7, #A71CBD
Split complementary#1C83BD, #561CBD
Tetradic#1CBD57, #1C32BD, #BD1C83
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G167
B28
Red189 (74.1%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue51.8°
Saturation (HSL)74.19%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A7 · B 1C
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