Colour
#BDAD5E
- #BDAD5E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BDAD5E is a yellow with RGB values 189, 173, 94 and HSL 50°, 42%, 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
#BDAD5E#BDAD5E
HEX#BDAD5E
RGBrgb(189, 173, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6784, 0.3686
RGB percentages74.1%, 67.8%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(49.9, 41.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 50.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 50.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,430,686
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAD5E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#4252A1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5E6EBD
Analogous#BD7E5E, #9EBD5E
Triadic#5EBDAD, #AD5EBD
Split complementary#5E9EBD, #7D5EBD
Tetradic#5EBD7E, #5E6EBD, #BD5E9E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G173
B94
Red189 (74.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue49.89°
Saturation (HSL)41.85%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AD · B 5E
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