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Recognised as Colour

#BDA915

  • #BDA915
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BDA915 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 169, 21 and HSL 53°, 80%, 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

#BDA915#BDA915
HEX#BDA915
RGBrgb(189, 169, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6627, 0.0824
RGB percentages74.1%, 66.3%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(52.9, 80%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 88.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 88.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,429,589
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA915;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39249WCAG 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#A3A3A3
Inverted#4256EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0AB25no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CC9C90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original
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

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20Olive · ΔE 21.7Gold · ΔE 26.3Dark khaki · ΔE 29.7Khaki · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1529BD
Analogous#BD5515, #7DBD15
Triadic#15BDA9, #A915BD
Split complementary#157DBD, #5515BD
Tetradic#15BD55, #1529BD, #BD157D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5ECA9
Lighter +30%#F0E27B
Lighter +20%#EBD84D
Lighter +10%#E6CE1F
Darker −10%#8F8010
Darker −20%#61570B
Darker −30%#332E06
Darker −40%#050501
More saturated +25%#D2B900
Less saturated −25%#A3952F

Channel breakdown

R189
G169
B21
Red189 (74.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue52.86°
Saturation (HSL)80%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A9 · B 15

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