Colour
#BDB38D
- #BDB38D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BDB38D is a yellow with RGB values 189, 179, 141 and HSL 47°, 27%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BDB38D#BDB38D
HEX#BDB38D
RGBrgb(189, 179, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.702, 0.5529
RGB percentages74.1%, 70.2%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(47.5, 26.7%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 25.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 5.3%, 25.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,432,269
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB38D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#424C72
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8D97BD
Analogous#BD9B8D, #AFBD8D
Triadic#8DBDB3, #B38DBD
Split complementary#8DAFBD, #9B8DBD
Tetradic#8DBD9B, #8D97BD, #BD8DAF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G179
B141
Red189 (74.1%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue47.5°
Saturation (HSL)26.67%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G B3 · B 8D
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