Colour

#BDB7A1

#BDB7A1
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#BDB7A1 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 183, 161 and HSL 47°, 18%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BDB7A1#BDB7A1

HEX#BDB7A1

RGBrgb(189, 183, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7176, 0.6314

RGB percentages74.1%, 71.8%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(47.1, 17.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 14.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 3.2%, 14.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,433,313

CSS custom property--colour: #BDB7A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.45:1

Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#42485E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCB6A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEB8A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C2B3B1no 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 text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 12.5 Dark grey · ΔE 13.1 Tan · ΔE 14.2 Light grey · ΔE 15.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 18 Wheat · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A1A7BD

Analogous#BDA9A1, #B5BDA1

Triadic#A1BDB7, #B7A1BD

Split complementary#A1B5BD, #A9A1BD

Tetradic#A1BDA9, #A1A7BD, #BDA1B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFCFB

Lighter +20%#E7E5DD

Lighter +10%#D2CEBF

Darker −10%#A8A083

Darker −20%#928866

Darker −30%#746C51

Darker −40%#56503C

More saturated +25%#D1C28D

Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R189

G183

B161

Red189 (74.1%)

Green183 (71.8%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue47.14°

Saturation (HSL)17.5%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G B7 · B A1

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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