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Recognised as Colour

#BDA922

  • #BDA922
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BDA922 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 169, 34 and HSL 52°, 70%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BDA922#BDA922
HEX#BDA922
RGBrgb(189, 169, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6627, 0.1333
RGB percentages74.1%, 66.3%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(52.3, 69.5%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 82%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 82%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,429,602
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA922;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#4256DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0AC2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CC9C91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 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 text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.1Olive · ΔE 20.4Dark khaki · ΔE 26.7Gold · ΔE 28.4Khaki · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2236BD
Analogous#BD5B22, #84BD22
Triadic#22BDA9, #A922BD
Split complementary#2284BD, #5C22BD
Tetradic#22BD5B, #2236BD, #BD2284

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2EBB9
Lighter +30%#EBDF8D
Lighter +20%#E3D262
Lighter +10%#DBC637
Darker −10%#92821A
Darker −20%#675C12
Darker −30%#3B350B
Darker −40%#100E03
More saturated +25%#D9BE06
Less saturated −25%#A1943E

Channel breakdown

R189
G169
B34
Red189 (74.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue52.26°
Saturation (HSL)69.51%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A9 · B 22

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