Recognised as Colour
#BDBD1D
- #BDBD1D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#BDBD1D is a yellow with RGB values 189, 189, 29 and HSL 60°, 73%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#BDBD1D#BDBD1D
HEX#BDBD1D
RGBrgb(189, 189, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7412, 0.1137
RGB percentages74.1%, 74.1%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(60, 73.4%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 84.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 84.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,434,717
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBD1D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.46:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#4242E2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1D1DBD
Analogous#BD6D1D, #6DBD1D
Triadic#1DBDBD, #BD1DBD
Split complementary#1D6DBD, #6D1DBD
Tetradic#1DBD6D, #1D1DBD, #BD1D6D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G189
B29
Red189 (74.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)73.39%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR BD · G BD · B 1D
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