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Colour

#BDAB2D

  • #BDAB2D
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BDAB2D is a yellow with RGB values 189, 171, 45 and HSL 52°, 62%, 46%. 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

#BDAB2D#BDAB2D
HEX#BDAB2D
RGBrgb(189, 171, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6706, 0.1765
RGB percentages74.1%, 67.1%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(52.5, 61.5%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 76.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 76.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,430,125
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAB2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#4254D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCA612no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1AD36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CC9E93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.7Olive · ΔE 19.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.8Dark khaki · ΔE 23.7Khaki · ΔE 27.3Olivedrab · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D3FBD
Analogous#BD632D, #87BD2D
Triadic#2DBDAB, #AB2DBD
Split complementary#2D87BD, #632DBD
Tetradic#2DBD63, #2D3FBD, #BD2D87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1ECC5
Lighter +30%#E7DE9C
Lighter +20%#DED072
Lighter +10%#D4C249
Darker −10%#948623
Darker −20%#6B6019
Darker −30%#413B10
Darker −40%#181606
More saturated +25%#DAC110
Less saturated −25%#A0954A

Channel breakdown

R189
G171
B45
Red189 (74.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue52.5°
Saturation (HSL)61.54%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AB · B 2D

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