Colour

#BDA73A

#BDA73A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BDA73A is a yellow with RGB values 189, 167, 58 and HSL 50°, 53%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#BDA73A

RGBrgb(189, 167, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6549, 0.2275

RGB percentages74.1%, 65.5%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(49.9, 53%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 69.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 11.6%, 69.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,429,114

CSS custom property--colour: #BDA73A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1

Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#4258C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7A32Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDAA40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CC9B91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.7 Olive · ΔE 18.8 Khaki · ΔE 25.2 Peru · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3A50BD

Analogous#BD653A, #91BD3A

Triadic#3ABDA7, #A73ABD

Split complementary#3A91BD, #653ABD

Tetradic#3ABD66, #3A50BD, #BD3A92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F1ECD2

Lighter +30%#E5DBAB

Lighter +20%#D9CB84

Lighter +10%#CDBA5D

Darker −10%#96852E

Darker −20%#6F6222

Darker −30%#484016

Darker −40%#211D0A

More saturated +25%#DCBC1B

Less saturated −25%#9E9259

Channel breakdown

R189

G167

B58

Red189 (74.1%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue49.92°

Saturation (HSL)53.04%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G A7 · B 3A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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