Colour

#BDAD5A

#BDAD5A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BDAD5A is a yellow with RGB values 189, 173, 90 and HSL 50°, 43%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#BDAD5A

RGBrgb(189, 173, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6784, 0.3529

RGB percentages74.1%, 67.8%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(50.3, 42.9%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 52.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 8.5%, 52.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,430,682

CSS custom property--colour: #BDAD5A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1

Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#4252A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBA953no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFAF5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CAA39Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 6.8 Burlywood · ΔE 19.9 Khaki · ΔE 20.2 Tan · ΔE 22.8 Olive · ΔE 23.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 6.81, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5A6ABD

Analogous#BD7C5A, #9CBD5A

Triadic#5ABDAD, #AD5ABD

Split complementary#5A9CBD, #7B5ABD

Tetradic#5ABD7C, #5A6ABD, #BD5A9C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F5EC

Lighter +30%#E9E3C7

Lighter +20%#DAD1A3

Lighter +10%#CCBF7E

Darker −10%#A39341

Darker −20%#7E7233

Darker −30%#5A5124

Darker −40%#363015

More saturated +25%#DAC13D

Less saturated −25%#A09977

Channel breakdown

R189

G173

B90

Red189 (74.1%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue50.3°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G AD · B 5A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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