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Recognised as Colour

#BDBA2E

  • #BDBA2E
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BDBA2E is a yellow with RGB values 189, 186, 46 and HSL 59°, 61%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BDBA2E#BDBA2E
HEX#BDBA2E
RGBrgb(189, 186, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7294, 0.1804
RGB percentages74.1%, 72.9%, 18%
HSLhsl(58.7, 60.9%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.7, 75.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 1.6%, 75.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,433,966
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBA2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.7 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#B1B1B1
Inverted#4245D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAB20Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCB739no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#CBAEA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original
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

Yellow green · ΔE 23.5Goldenrod · ΔE 23.5Olive · ΔE 23.8Dark khaki · ΔE 27.4Khaki · ΔE 27.5Gold · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 23.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E31BD
Analogous#BD722E, #79BD2E
Triadic#2EBDBA, #BA2EBD
Split complementary#2E79BD, #722EBD
Tetradic#2EBD72, #2E31BD, #BD2E79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F0C6
Lighter +30%#E7E69D
Lighter +20%#DDDB74
Lighter +10%#D3D04B
Darker −10%#949224
Darker −20%#6B691A
Darker −30%#424110
Darker −40%#191906
More saturated +25%#DAD611
Less saturated −25%#A09E4B

Channel breakdown

R189
G186
B46
Red189 (74.1%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue58.74°
Saturation (HSL)60.85%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G BA · B 2E

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