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Colour

#BDAA35

  • #BDAA35
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BDAA35 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 170, 53 and HSL 52°, 56%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BDAA35#BDAA35
HEX#BDAA35
RGBrgb(189, 170, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6667, 0.2078
RGB percentages74.1%, 66.7%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(51.6, 56.2%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 72%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 72%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,429,877
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAA35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#4255CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA522no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0AC3Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CC9D93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.4Olive · ΔE 19Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.2Dark khaki · ΔE 20.8Khaki · ΔE 25.7Olivedrab · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3548BD
Analogous#BD6635, #8CBD35
Triadic#35BDAA, #AA35BD
Split complementary#358CBD, #6635BD
Tetradic#35BD66, #3548BD, #BD358C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1ECCD
Lighter +30%#E6DDA5
Lighter +20%#DBCE7D
Lighter +10%#CFBE56
Darker −10%#95862A
Darker −20%#6D621F
Darker −30%#463F13
Darker −40%#1E1B08
More saturated +25%#DBC017
Less saturated −25%#9F9453

Channel breakdown

R189
G170
B53
Red189 (74.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue51.62°
Saturation (HSL)56.2%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AA · B 35

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