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Colour

#BDA92B

  • #BDA92B
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BDA92B is a yellow with RGB values 189, 169, 43 and HSL 52°, 63%, 45%. 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

#BDA92B#BDA92B
HEX#BDA92B
RGBrgb(189, 169, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6627, 0.1686
RGB percentages74.1%, 66.3%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(51.8, 62.9%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 77.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 77.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,429,611
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA92B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#4256D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA40Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFAC34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CC9C91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 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 text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.6Olive · ΔE 19.5Dark khaki · ΔE 24.1Khaki · ΔE 27.9Olivedrab · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B3FBD
Analogous#BD602B, #88BD2B
Triadic#2BBDA9, #A92BBD
Split complementary#2B88BD, #602BBD
Tetradic#2BBD60, #2B3FBD, #BD2B88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1EBC3
Lighter +30%#E8DD99
Lighter +20%#DECF70
Lighter +10%#D5C146
Darker −10%#938422
Darker −20%#6A5F18
Darker −30%#403A0F
Darker −40%#171405
More saturated +25%#DABE0E
Less saturated −25%#A09448

Channel breakdown

R189
G169
B43
Red189 (74.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue51.78°
Saturation (HSL)62.93%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A9 · B 2B

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