Colour

#BDB278

#BDB278
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BDB278 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 178, 120 and HSL 50°, 34%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BDB278#BDB278

HEX#BDB278

RGBrgb(189, 178, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.698, 0.4706

RGB percentages74.1%, 69.8%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(50.4, 34.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 36.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 5.8%, 36.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,431,992

CSS custom property--colour: #BDB278;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.8:1

Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#424D87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDAF74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0B37Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C7AAA3no 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 text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 9.2 Tan · ΔE 12.1 Burlywood · ΔE 12.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.1 Wheat · ΔE 19.5 Navajo white · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 9.22, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7883BD

Analogous#BD8F78, #A6BD78

Triadic#78BDB2, #B278BD

Split complementary#78A6BD, #8F78BD

Tetradic#78BD90, #7883BD, #BD78A6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFEDDF

Lighter +20%#DED9BD

Lighter +10%#CEC69A

Darker −10%#AC9E56

Darker −20%#8B8044

Darker −30%#696033

Darker −40%#474122

More saturated +25%#D6C35F

Less saturated −25%#A4A191

Channel breakdown

R189

G178

B120

Red189 (74.1%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue50.43°

Saturation (HSL)34.33%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G B2 · B 78

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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