Recognised as Colour
#BDAD63
- #BDAD63
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BDAD63 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 173, 99 and HSL 49°, 41%, 56%. 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
#BDAD63#BDAD63
HEX#BDAD63
RGBrgb(189, 173, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6784, 0.3882
RGB percentages74.1%, 67.8%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(49.3, 40.5%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 47.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 47.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,430,691
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAD63;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#42529C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6373BD
Analogous#BD8063, #A0BD63
Triadic#63BDAD, #AD63BD
Split complementary#63A0BD, #8063BD
Tetradic#63BD80, #6373BD, #BD63A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G173
B99
Red189 (74.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue49.33°
Saturation (HSL)40.54%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AD · B 63
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