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Colour

#BDAE6B

  • #BDAE6B
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#BDAE6B is a yellow with RGB values 189, 174, 107 and HSL 49°, 38%, 58%. 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

#BDAE6B#BDAE6B
HEX#BDAE6B
RGBrgb(189, 174, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6824, 0.4196
RGB percentages74.1%, 68.2%, 42%
HSLhsl(49, 38.3%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49, 43.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.9%, 43.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,430,955
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAE6B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#425194

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAAB66no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEB06Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#C8A59Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 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 text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 6.1Burlywood · ΔE 14.1Tan · ΔE 15.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.1Khaki · ΔE 21.8Navajo white · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 6.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B7ABD
Analogous#BD856B, #A3BD6B
Triadic#6BBDAE, #AE6BBD
Split complementary#6BA3BD, #856BBD
Tetradic#6BBD85, #6B7ABD, #BD6BA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFBF8
Lighter +30%#ECE8D5
Lighter +20%#DCD5B2
Lighter +10%#CDC18E
Darker −10%#A9984C
Darker −20%#86793C
Darker −30%#63592C
Darker −40%#40391C
More saturated +25%#D8BF50
Less saturated −25%#A29D86

Channel breakdown

R189
G174
B107
Red189 (74.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue49.02°
Saturation (HSL)38.32%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AE · B 6B

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