Colour

#BDB177

#BDB177
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BDB177 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 177, 119 and HSL 50°, 35%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BDB177#BDB177

HEX#BDB177

RGBrgb(189, 177, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6941, 0.4667

RGB percentages74.1%, 69.4%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(49.7, 34.7%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 37%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 6.3%, 37%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,431,735

CSS custom property--colour: #BDB177;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#424E88

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCAE73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFB279no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C7A9A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 9.3 Tan · ΔE 11.9 Burlywood · ΔE 12.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.4 Wheat · ΔE 19.7 Navajo white · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 9.31, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7783BD

Analogous#BD8E77, #A6BD77

Triadic#77BDB1, #B177BD

Split complementary#77A6BD, #8E77BD

Tetradic#77BD8E, #7783BD, #BD77A6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFECDE

Lighter +20%#DED8BC

Lighter +10%#CEC599

Darker −10%#AC9D55

Darker −20%#8B7E43

Darker −30%#685F33

Darker −40%#464022

More saturated +25%#D6C25E

Less saturated −25%#A4A090

Channel breakdown

R189

G177

B119

Red189 (74.1%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue49.71°

Saturation (HSL)34.65%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G B1 · B 77

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Colour values

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