Colour

#BDAF70

#BDAF70
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BDAF70 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 175, 112 and HSL 49°, 37%, 59%. 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#BDAF70

RGBrgb(189, 175, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6863, 0.4392

RGB percentages74.1%, 68.6%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(49.1, 36.8%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 40.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 7.4%, 40.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,431,216

CSS custom property--colour: #BDAF70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1

Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#42508F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBAC6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFB172no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C8A69Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 7.3 Burlywood · ΔE 13.1 Tan · ΔE 13.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.3 Wheat · ΔE 21.4 Navajo white · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 7.32, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#707EBD

Analogous#BD8870, #A4BD70

Triadic#70BDAF, #AF70BD

Split complementary#70A4BD, #8870BD

Tetradic#70BD89, #707EBD, #BD70A5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFDFC

Lighter +30%#EDEAD9

Lighter +20%#DDD6B6

Lighter +10%#CDC393

Darker −10%#AB9A4F

Darker −20%#887B3F

Darker −30%#655B2F

Darker −40%#423C1F

More saturated +25%#D7C056

Less saturated −25%#A39E8A

Channel breakdown

R189

G175

B112

Red189 (74.1%)

Green175 (68.6%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue49.09°

Saturation (HSL)36.84%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G AF · B 70

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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