Colour

#BDB236

#BDB236
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BDB236 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 178, 54 and HSL 55°, 56%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BDB236#BDB236

HEX#BDB236

RGBrgb(189, 178, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.698, 0.2118

RGB percentages74.1%, 69.8%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(55.1, 55.6%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.1, 71.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 5.8%, 71.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,431,926

CSS custom property--colour: #BDB236;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1

Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#424DC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2AC21no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6B23Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CBA69Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 20.2 Olive · ΔE 20.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.6 Khaki · ΔE 24.9 Olivedrab · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 20.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3641BD

Analogous#BD6E36, #85BD36

Triadic#36BDB2, #B236BD

Split complementary#3685BD, #6F36BD

Tetradic#36BD6E, #3641BD, #BD3685

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1EECE

Lighter +30%#E6E1A6

Lighter +20%#DAD37F

Lighter +10%#CFC557

Darker −10%#958D2B

Darker −20%#6E671F

Darker −30%#464214

Darker −40%#1E1D09

More saturated +25%#DBCB18

Less saturated −25%#9F9954

Channel breakdown

R189

G178

B54

Red189 (74.1%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue55.11°

Saturation (HSL)55.56%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G B2 · B 36

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BDb236 (chemical formula)

Formula
63,258.81 g/mol
237 atoms

BDb236 has a molar mass of 63,258.81 g/mol, made up of 237 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 236 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass63,258.81 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule237

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.0504373 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram9.5198452 × 10^18

Composition by mass

B0%

Db100%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.017%

Dubnium (Db × 236)63,248 g/mol, 99.983%

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