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Recognised as Colour

#BDAE73

  • #BDAE73
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#BDAE73 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 174, 115 and HSL 48°, 36%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BDAE73#BDAE73
HEX#BDAE73
RGBrgb(189, 174, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6824, 0.451
RGB percentages74.1%, 68.2%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(47.8, 35.9%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.8, 39.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.9%, 39.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,430,963
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAE73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#42518C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9AB6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEB075no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C8A69Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 9.3Tan · ΔE 12Burlywood · ΔE 12Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.5Wheat · ΔE 20.6Navajo white · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 9.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7382BD
Analogous#BD8973, #A7BD73
Triadic#73BDAE, #AE73BD
Split complementary#73A7BD, #8973BD
Tetradic#73BD89, #7382BD, #BD73A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#EEEADB
Lighter +20%#DED6B8
Lighter +10%#CDC296
Darker −10%#AC9A51
Darker −20%#897B41
Darker −30%#675C30
Darker −40%#443D20
More saturated +25%#D7BD59
Less saturated −25%#A39F8D

Channel breakdown

R189
G174
B115
Red189 (74.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue47.84°
Saturation (HSL)35.92%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AE · B 73

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