Recognised as Colour
#BDAF05
- #BDAF05
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BDAF05 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 175, 5 and HSL 55°, 95%, 38%. 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
#BDAF05#BDAF05
HEX#BDAF05
RGBrgb(189, 175, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6863, 0.0196
RGB percentages74.1%, 68.6%, 2%
HSLhsl(55.4, 94.8%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.4, 97.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.4%, 97.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,431,109
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAF05;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4149WCAG 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#A6A6A6
Inverted#4250FA
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0513BD
Analogous#BD5305, #6FBD05
Triadic#05BDAF, #AF05BD
Split complementary#056FBD, #5305BD
Tetradic#05BD53, #0513BD, #BD056F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G175
B5
Red189 (74.1%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue55.43°
Saturation (HSL)94.85%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AF · B 05
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