Colour

#BDB6A0

#BDB6A0
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#BDB6A0 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 182, 160 and HSL 46°, 18%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BDB6A0#BDB6A0

HEX#BDB6A0

RGBrgb(189, 182, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7137, 0.6275

RGB percentages74.1%, 71.4%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(45.5, 18%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.5, 15.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 3.7%, 15.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,433,056

CSS custom property--colour: #BDB6A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.36:1

Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#42495F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBB59Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDB7A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C2B2B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 12.7 Dark grey · ΔE 13.1 Tan · ΔE 13.9 Light grey · ΔE 16.1 Gainsboro · ΔE 18.3 Wheat · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A0A7BD

Analogous#BDA8A0, #B6BDA0

Triadic#A0BDB6, #B6A0BD

Split complementary#A0B6BD, #A8A0BD

Tetradic#A0BDA8, #A0A7BD, #BDA0B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFBFA

Lighter +20%#E7E4DC

Lighter +10%#D2CDBE

Darker −10%#A89F82

Darker −20%#928765

Darker −30%#746B50

Darker −40%#564F3B

More saturated +25%#D1C08C

Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R189

G182

B160

Red189 (74.1%)

Green182 (71.4%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue45.52°

Saturation (HSL)18.01%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G B6 · B A0

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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