Colour
#BDB8A2
- #BDB8A2
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BDB8A2 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 184, 162 and HSL 49°, 17%, 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
#BDB8A2#BDB8A2
HEX#BDB8A2
RGBrgb(189, 184, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7216, 0.6353
RGB percentages74.1%, 72.2%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(48.9, 17%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 14.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 2.6%, 14.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,433,570
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB8A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.54:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#42475D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2A7BD
Analogous#BDABA2, #B5BDA2
Triadic#A2BDB8, #B8A2BD
Split complementary#A2B4BD, #ABA2BD
Tetradic#A2BDAB, #A2A7BD, #BDA2B5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G184
B162
Red189 (74.1%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue48.89°
Saturation (HSL)16.98%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G B8 · B A2
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