Colour
#BDBC06
- #BDBC06
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#BDBC06 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 188, 6 and HSL 60°, 94%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#BDBC06#BDBC06
HEX#BDBC06
RGBrgb(189, 188, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7373, 0.0235
RGB percentages74.1%, 73.7%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(59.7, 93.8%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.7, 96.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 0.5%, 96.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,434,438
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBC06;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.36:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#4243F9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0607BD
Analogous#BD6106, #62BD06
Triadic#06BDBC, #BC06BD
Split complementary#0662BD, #6006BD
Tetradic#06BD61, #0607BD, #BD0663
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G188
B6
Red189 (74.1%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue59.67°
Saturation (HSL)93.85%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G BC · B 06
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