Colour
#BDB953
- #BDB953
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BDB953 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 185, 83 and HSL 58°, 45%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BDB953#BDB953
HEX#BDB953
RGBrgb(189, 185, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7255, 0.3255
RGB percentages74.1%, 72.5%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(57.7, 44.5%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.7, 56.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 2.1%, 56.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,433,747
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB953;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#4246AC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5357BD
Analogous#BD8453, #8CBD53
Triadic#53BDB9, #B953BD
Split complementary#538CBD, #8453BD
Tetradic#53BD84, #5357BD, #BD538C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G185
B83
Red189 (74.1%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue57.74°
Saturation (HSL)44.54%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G B9 · B 53
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