Colour
#BDB180
- #BDB180
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BDB180 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 177, 128 and HSL 48°, 32%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BDB180#BDB180
HEX#BDB180
RGBrgb(189, 177, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6941, 0.502
RGB percentages74.1%, 69.4%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(48.2, 31.6%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 32.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 6.3%, 32.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,431,744
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB180;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.76:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#424E7F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#808CBD
Analogous#BD9380, #ABBD80
Triadic#80BDB1, #B180BD
Split complementary#80ABBD, #9280BD
Tetradic#80BD93, #808CBD, #BD80AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G177
B128
Red189 (74.1%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue48.2°
Saturation (HSL)31.61%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G B1 · B 80
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