Colour

#BDAB4E

#BDAB4E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BDAB4E is a yellow with RGB values 189, 171, 78 and HSL 50°, 46%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#BDAB4E

RGBrgb(189, 171, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6706, 0.3059

RGB percentages74.1%, 67.1%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(50.3, 45.7%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 58.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 9.5%, 58.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,430,158

CSS custom property--colour: #BDAB4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#4254B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAA744no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFAD52no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CBA096no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 11.2 Olive · ΔE 20.9 Khaki · ΔE 21.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.8 Burlywood · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 11.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E60BD

Analogous#BD734E, #98BD4E

Triadic#4EBDAB, #AB4EBD

Split complementary#4E98BD, #734EBD

Tetradic#4EBD73, #4E60BD, #BD4E98

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F2E3

Lighter +30%#E7E0BD

Lighter +20%#D9CE98

Lighter +10%#CBBD73

Darker −10%#9D8D3B

Darker −20%#786C2D

Darker −30%#534B1F

Darker −40%#2E2911

More saturated +25%#DBC030

Less saturated −25%#9F966C

Channel breakdown

R189

G171

B78

Red189 (74.1%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue50.27°

Saturation (HSL)45.68%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G AB · B 4E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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