Colour
#BDB38F
- #BDB38F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BDB38F is a yellow with RGB values 189, 179, 143 and HSL 47°, 26%, 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
#BDB38F#BDB38F
HEX#BDB38F
RGBrgb(189, 179, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.702, 0.5608
RGB percentages74.1%, 70.2%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(47, 25.8%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47, 24.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 5.3%, 24.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,432,271
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB38F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.01:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#424C70
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 text10.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8F99BD
Analogous#BD9C8F, #B0BD8F
Triadic#8FBDB3, #B38FBD
Split complementary#8FB0BD, #9C8FBD
Tetradic#8FBD9C, #8F99BD, #BD8FB0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G179
B143
Red189 (74.1%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue46.96°
Saturation (HSL)25.84%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G B3 · B 8F
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