Colour
#BDB698
- #BDB698
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BDB698 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 182, 152 and HSL 49°, 22%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BDB698#BDB698
HEX#BDB698
RGBrgb(189, 182, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7137, 0.5961
RGB percentages74.1%, 71.4%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(48.6, 21.9%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 19.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 3.7%, 19.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,433,048
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB698;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#424967
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#989FBD
Analogous#BDA498, #B2BD98
Triadic#98BDB6, #B698BD
Split complementary#98B2BD, #A498BD
Tetradic#98BDA4, #989FBD, #BD98B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G182
B152
Red189 (74.1%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue48.65°
Saturation (HSL)21.89%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G B6 · B 98
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