Colour
#BDAB50
- #BDAB50
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BDAB50 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 171, 80 and HSL 50°, 45%, 53%. 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
#BDAB50#BDAB50
HEX#BDAB50
RGBrgb(189, 171, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6706, 0.3137
RGB percentages74.1%, 67.1%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(50.1, 45.2%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 57.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 57.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,430,160
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAB50;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169 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#4254AF
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5062BD
Analogous#BD7450, #99BD50
Triadic#50BDAB, #AB50BD
Split complementary#5098BD, #7550BD
Tetradic#50BD74, #5062BD, #BD5098
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G171
B80
Red189 (74.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue50.09°
Saturation (HSL)45.23%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AB · B 50
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