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Colour

#BDAF6A

  • #BDAF6A
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#BDAF6A is a yellow with RGB values 189, 175, 106 and HSL 50°, 39%, 58%. 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

#BDAF6A#BDAF6A
HEX#BDAF6A
RGBrgb(189, 175, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6863, 0.4157
RGB percentages74.1%, 68.6%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(49.9, 38.6%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 43.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.4%, 43.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,431,210
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAF6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#425095

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBAB65no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFB16Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C8A69Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 5.1Burlywood · ΔE 14.9Tan · ΔE 16.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21Khaki · ΔE 21.1Navajo white · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 5.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A78BD
Analogous#BD866A, #A2BD6A
Triadic#6ABDAF, #AF6ABD
Split complementary#6AA2BD, #856ABD
Tetradic#6ABD86, #6A78BD, #BD6AA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFBF7
Lighter +30%#ECE8D4
Lighter +20%#DCD5B1
Lighter +10%#CDC28D
Darker −10%#A9994B
Darker −20%#86793B
Darker −30%#62592C
Darker −40%#3F391C
More saturated +25%#D8C14F
Less saturated −25%#A29D85

Channel breakdown

R189
G175
B106
Red189 (74.1%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue49.88°
Saturation (HSL)38.6%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AF · B 6A

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