Colour
#BDB68C
- #BDB68C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BDB68C is a yellow with RGB values 189, 182, 140 and HSL 51°, 27%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BDB68C#BDB68C
HEX#BDB68C
RGBrgb(189, 182, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7137, 0.549
RGB percentages74.1%, 71.4%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(51.4, 27.1%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 25.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 3.7%, 25.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,433,036
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB68C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#424973
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8C93BD
Analogous#BD9E8C, #ACBD8C
Triadic#8CBDB6, #B68CBD
Split complementary#8CACBD, #9E8CBD
Tetradic#8CBD9E, #8C93BD, #BD8CAB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G182
B140
Red189 (74.1%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue51.43°
Saturation (HSL)27.07%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G B6 · B 8C
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