Recognised as Colour
#BDA904
- #BDA904
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BDA904 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 169, 4 and HSL 54°, 96%, 38%. 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
#BDA904#BDA904
HEX#BDA904
RGBrgb(189, 169, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6627, 0.0157
RGB percentages74.1%, 66.3%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(53.5, 95.9%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.5, 97.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 97.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,429,572
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA904;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#4256FB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0418BD
Analogous#BD4C04, #75BD04
Triadic#04BDA9, #A904BD
Split complementary#0474BD, #4D04BD
Tetradic#04BD4C, #0418BD, #BD0474
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G169
B4
Red189 (74.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue53.51°
Saturation (HSL)95.85%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A9 · B 04
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