Recognised as Colour
#BDAD00
- #BDAD00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BDAD00 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 173, 0 and HSL 55°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BDAD00#BDAD00
HEX#BDAD00
RGBrgb(189, 173, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6784, 0
RGB percentages74.1%, 67.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(54.9, 100%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.9, 100%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 100%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,430,592
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAD00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.14:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#4252FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0010BD
Analogous#BD4F00, #6EBD00
Triadic#00BDAD, #AD00BD
Split complementary#006EBD, #4F00BD
Tetradic#00BD4F, #0010BD, #BD006F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G173
B0
Red189 (74.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue54.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AD · B 00
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