Colour
#BDBAAC
- #BDBAAC
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BDBAAC is a yellow with RGB values 189, 186, 172 and HSL 49°, 11%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BDBAAC#BDBAAC
HEX#BDBAAC
RGBrgb(189, 186, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7294, 0.6745
RGB percentages74.1%, 72.9%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(49.4, 11.4%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 1.6%, 9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,434,092
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBAAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.78:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#424553
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACAFBD
Analogous#BDB1AC, #B8BDAC
Triadic#ACBDBA, #BAACBD
Split complementary#ACB8BD, #B2ACBD
Tetradic#ACBDB1, #ACAFBD, #BDACB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G186
B172
Red189 (74.1%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue49.41°
Saturation (HSL)11.41%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G BA · B AC
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