Colour
#BDA914
- #BDA914
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BDA914 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 169, 20 and HSL 53°, 81%, 41%. 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
#BDA914#BDA914
HEX#BDA914
RGBrgb(189, 169, 20)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6627, 0.0784
RGB percentages74.1%, 66.3%, 7.8%
HSLhsl(52.9, 80.9%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 89.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 89.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,429,588
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA914;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#4256EB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1428BD
Analogous#BD5414, #7DBD14
Triadic#14BDA9, #A914BD
Split complementary#147DBD, #5414BD
Tetradic#14BD54, #1428BD, #BD147D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G169
B20
Red189 (74.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue20 (7.8%)
Hue52.9°
Saturation (HSL)80.86%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A9 · B 14
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