Colour
#BDAE20
- #BDAE20
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BDAE20 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 174, 32 and HSL 54°, 71%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BDAE20#BDAE20
HEX#BDAE20
RGBrgb(189, 174, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6824, 0.1255
RGB percentages74.1%, 68.2%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(54.3, 71%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.3, 83.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.9%, 83.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,430,880
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAE20;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41195WCAG 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 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#4251DF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#202FBD
Analogous#BD5F20, #7EBD20
Triadic#20BDAE, #AE20BD
Split complementary#207EBD, #5F20BD
Tetradic#20BD5F, #202FBD, #BD207E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G174
B32
Red189 (74.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue54.27°
Saturation (HSL)71.04%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AE · B 20
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