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Colour

#BDAF00

  • #BDAF00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BDAF00 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 175, 0 and HSL 56°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BDAF00#BDAF00
HEX#BDAF00
RGBrgb(189, 175, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6863, 0
RGB percentages74.1%, 68.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(55.6, 100%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.6, 100%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.4%, 100%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,431,104
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAF00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#4250FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0A900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5AF1Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CCA295no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 19Gold · ΔE 23.4Olive · ΔE 24.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25Yellow green · ΔE 29.2Olivedrab · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#000EBD
Analogous#BD5000, #6DBD00
Triadic#00BDAF, #AF00BD
Split complementary#006DBD, #5000BD
Tetradic#00BD50, #000EBD, #BD006D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF68A
Lighter +30%#FFF357
Lighter +20%#FFEF24
Lighter +10%#F0DE00
Darker −10%#8A8000
Darker −20%#575100
Darker −30%#242100
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BDAF00
Less saturated −25%#A59B18

Channel breakdown

R189
G175
B0
Red189 (74.1%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue55.56°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AF · B 00

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