Recognised as Colour

#BDBC74

#BDBC74
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BDBC74 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 188, 116 and HSL 59°, 36%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BDBC74#BDBC74

HEX#BDBC74

RGBrgb(189, 188, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7373, 0.4549

RGB percentages74.1%, 73.7%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(59.2, 35.6%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(59.2, 38.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 0.5%, 38.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,434,548

CSS custom property--colour: #BDBC74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.61:1

Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#42438B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7B76Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8BA77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C7B4AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 3.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.5 Khaki · ΔE 17.7 Burlywood · ΔE 18.8 Tan · ΔE 19.6 Wheat · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 3.51, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7475BD

Analogous#BD9874, #99BD74

Triadic#74BDBC, #BC74BD

Split complementary#7499BD, #9874BD

Tetradic#74BD98, #7475BD, #BD7499

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFE

Lighter +30%#EEEEDC

Lighter +20%#DEDDB9

Lighter +10%#CDCD97

Darker −10%#ACAB52

Darker −20%#8A8941

Darker −30%#676631

Darker −40%#444421

More saturated +25%#D7D55A

Less saturated −25%#A3A38E

Channel breakdown

R189

G188

B116

Red189 (74.1%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue59.18°

Saturation (HSL)35.61%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G BC · B 74

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BDbC74 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,167.624 g/mol
76 atoms

BDbC74 has a molar mass of 1,167.624 g/mol, made up of 76 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × Db, 74 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,167.624 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule76

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.9388853 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.1576028 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B0.9%

Db23%

C76.1%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.926%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 22.953%

Carbon (C × 74)888.814 g/mol, 76.122%

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