Recognised as Colour

#BDB30C

#BDB30C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BDB30C is a yellow with RGB values 189, 179, 12 and HSL 57°, 88%, 39%. 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

#BDB30C#BDB30C

HEX#BDB30C

RGBrgb(189, 179, 12)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.702, 0.0471

RGB percentages74.1%, 70.2%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(56.6, 88.1%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(56.6, 93.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 5.3%, 93.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,432,140

CSS custom property--colour: #BDB30C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1

Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#424CF3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4AC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7B223no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CCA698no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 20.8 Gold · ΔE 23.7 Olive · ΔE 25.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.8 Yellow green · ΔE 27 Olivedrab · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 20.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0C16BD

Analogous#BD5B0C, #6FBD0C

Triadic#0CBDB3, #B30CBD

Split complementary#0C6FBD, #5A0CBD

Tetradic#0CBD5A, #0C16BD, #BD0C6F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F49C

Lighter +30%#F6EE6C

Lighter +20%#F3E83C

Lighter +10%#EDE00F

Darker −10%#8D8609

Darker −20%#5D5806

Darker −30%#2D2B03

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C9BE00

Less saturated −25%#A49D25

Channel breakdown

R189

G179

B12

Red189 (74.1%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue56.61°

Saturation (HSL)88.06%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G B3 · B 0C

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BDb30C (chemical formula)

Formula
8,062.821 g/mol
32 atoms

BDb30C has a molar mass of 8,062.821 g/mol, made up of 32 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 30 × Db, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,062.821 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule32

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.3388629 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.4690245 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B0.1%

Db99.7%

C0.1%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.134%

Dubnium (Db × 30)8,040 g/mol, 99.717%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.149%

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