Colour
#BDB69B
- #BDB69B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BDB69B is a yellow with RGB values 189, 182, 155 and HSL 48°, 20%, 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
#BDB69B#BDB69B
HEX#BDB69B
RGBrgb(189, 182, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7137, 0.6078
RGB percentages74.1%, 71.4%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(47.6, 20.5%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.6, 18%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 3.7%, 18%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,433,051
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB69B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.33:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#424964
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BA2BD
Analogous#BDA59B, #B3BD9B
Triadic#9BBDB6, #B69BBD
Split complementary#9BB3BD, #A59BBD
Tetradic#9BBDA5, #9BA2BD, #BD9BB3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G182
B155
Red189 (74.1%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue47.65°
Saturation (HSL)20.48%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G B6 · B 9B
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