Recognised as Colour
#BDAE64
- #BDAE64
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BDAE64 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 174, 100 and HSL 50°, 40%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BDAE64#BDAE64
HEX#BDAE64
RGBrgb(189, 174, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6824, 0.3922
RGB percentages74.1%, 68.2%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(49.9, 40.3%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 47.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.9%, 47.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,430,948
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAE64;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#42519B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6473BD
Analogous#BD8264, #A0BD64
Triadic#64BDAE, #AE64BD
Split complementary#649FBD, #8164BD
Tetradic#64BD82, #6473BD, #BD64A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G174
B100
Red189 (74.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue49.89°
Saturation (HSL)40.27%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AE · B 64
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