Recognised as Colour

#BDAF5E

#BDAF5E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BDAF5E is a yellow with RGB values 189, 175, 94 and HSL 51°, 42%, 55%. 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

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HEX#BDAF5E

RGBrgb(189, 175, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6863, 0.3686

RGB percentages74.1%, 68.6%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(51.2, 41.9%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 50.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 7.4%, 50.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,431,198

CSS custom property--colour: #BDAF5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.46:1

Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#4250A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCAB57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1B062no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#C9A59Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 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 text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 5.3 Burlywood · ΔE 19.3 Khaki · ΔE 19.6 Tan · ΔE 21.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.4 Olive · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 5.25, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5E6CBD

Analogous#BD7F5E, #9CBD5E

Triadic#5EBDAF, #AF5EBD

Split complementary#5E9CBD, #7F5EBD

Tetradic#5EBD7F, #5E6CBD, #BD5E9C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F7EF

Lighter +30%#E9E5CB

Lighter +20%#DBD3A6

Lighter +10%#CCC182

Darker −10%#A59643

Darker −20%#807535

Darker −30%#5C5426

Darker −40%#383317

More saturated +25%#D9C342

Less saturated −25%#A19B7A

Channel breakdown

R189

G175

B94

Red189 (74.1%)

Green175 (68.6%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue51.16°

Saturation (HSL)41.85%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G AF · B 5E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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