Colour

#BDB17A

#BDB17A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BDB17A is a yellow with RGB values 189, 177, 122 and HSL 49°, 34%, 61%. 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

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HEX#BDB17A

RGBrgb(189, 177, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6941, 0.4784

RGB percentages74.1%, 69.4%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(49.3, 33.7%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 35.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 6.3%, 35.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,431,738

CSS custom property--colour: #BDB17A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.73:1

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

Contrast with black9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#424E85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCAE76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFB27Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C7A9A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 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 text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 10.8 Tan · ΔE 10.8 Burlywood · ΔE 12.1 Wheat · ΔE 19.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.5 Navajo white · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7A86BD

Analogous#BD907A, #A8BD7A

Triadic#7ABDB1, #B17ABD

Split complementary#7AA8BD, #907ABD

Tetradic#7ABD90, #7A86BD, #BD7AA8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0EDE0

Lighter +20%#DFD9BE

Lighter +10%#CEC59C

Darker −10%#AC9D58

Darker −20%#8C7F45

Darker −30%#6A6034

Darker −40%#484123

More saturated +25%#D6C161

Less saturated −25%#A4A193

Channel breakdown

R189

G177

B122

Red189 (74.1%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue49.25°

Saturation (HSL)33.67%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G B1 · B 7A

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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