Colour
#BDBBAC
- #BDBBAC
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BDBBAC is a yellow with RGB values 189, 187, 172 and HSL 53°, 11%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BDBBAC#BDBBAC
HEX#BDBBAC
RGBrgb(189, 187, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7333, 0.6745
RGB percentages74.1%, 73.3%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(52.9, 11.4%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 1.1%, 9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,434,348
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBBAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.87:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#424453
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACAEBD
Analogous#BDB2AC, #B7BDAC
Triadic#ACBDBB, #BBACBD
Split complementary#ACB7BD, #B2ACBD
Tetradic#ACBDB2, #ACAEBD, #BDACB7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G187
B172
Red189 (74.1%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue52.94°
Saturation (HSL)11.41%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G BB · B AC
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