Colour
#BDA800
- #BDA800
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BDA800 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 168, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 37%. 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
#BDA800#BDA800
HEX#BDA800
RGBrgb(189, 168, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6588, 0
RGB percentages74.1%, 65.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(53.3, 100%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.3, 100%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 100%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,429,312
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA800;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#4257FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0015BD
Analogous#BD4900, #74BD00
Triadic#00BDA8, #A800BD
Split complementary#0074BD, #4900BD
Tetradic#00BD49, #0015BD, #BD0074
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G168
B0
Red189 (74.1%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue53.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A8 · B 00
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