Recognised as Colour

#BDAE68

#BDAE68
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BDAE68 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 174, 104 and HSL 49°, 39%, 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

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HEX#BDAE68

RGBrgb(189, 174, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6824, 0.4078

RGB percentages74.1%, 68.2%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(49.4, 39.2%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 45%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 7.9%, 45%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,430,952

CSS custom property--colour: #BDAE68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1

Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#425197

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBAB62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFB06Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C9A59Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 5.3 Burlywood · ΔE 15.1 Tan · ΔE 16.8 Khaki · ΔE 21.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.5 Navajo white · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 5.27, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6877BD

Analogous#BD8368, #A2BD68

Triadic#68BDAE, #AE68BD

Split complementary#68A2BD, #8368BD

Tetradic#68BD83, #6877BD, #BD68A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFAF6

Lighter +30%#ECE7D2

Lighter +20%#DCD4AF

Lighter +10%#CDC18B

Darker −10%#A8984A

Darker −20%#85783A

Darker −30%#61582B

Darker −40%#3E381B

More saturated +25%#D8C04D

Less saturated −25%#A29C83

Channel breakdown

R189

G174

B104

Red189 (74.1%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue49.41°

Saturation (HSL)39.17%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G AE · B 68

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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