Colour

#BDA935

#BDA935
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BDA935 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 169, 53 and HSL 51°, 56%, 47%. 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

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HEX#BDA935

RGBrgb(189, 169, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6627, 0.2078

RGB percentages74.1%, 66.3%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(51.2, 56.2%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 72%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 10.6%, 72%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,429,621

CSS custom property--colour: #BDA935;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1

Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#4256CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9A522no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFAC3Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#CC9C92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.6 Olive · ΔE 18.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.7 Khaki · ΔE 25.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3549BD

Analogous#BD6535, #8DBD35

Triadic#35BDA9, #A935BD

Split complementary#358DBD, #6535BD

Tetradic#35BD65, #3549BD, #BD358D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F1ECCD

Lighter +30%#E6DCA5

Lighter +20%#DBCD7D

Lighter +10%#CFBE56

Darker −10%#95852A

Darker −20%#6D621F

Darker −30%#463E13

Darker −40%#1E1B08

More saturated +25%#DBBE17

Less saturated −25%#9F9453

Channel breakdown

R189

G169

B53

Red189 (74.1%)

Green169 (66.3%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue51.18°

Saturation (HSL)56.2%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G A9 · B 35

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