Recognised as Colour
#BDBD9C
- #BDBD9C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BDBD9C is a yellow with RGB values 189, 189, 156 and HSL 60°, 20%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BDBD9C#BDBD9C
HEX#BDBD9C
RGBrgb(189, 189, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7412, 0.6118
RGB percentages74.1%, 74.1%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(60, 20%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 17.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 17.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,434,844
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBD9C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.92:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#424263
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C9CBD
Analogous#BDAD9C, #ADBD9C
Triadic#9CBDBD, #BD9CBD
Split complementary#9CADBD, #AD9CBD
Tetradic#9CBDAD, #9C9CBD, #BD9CAD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G189
B156
Red189 (74.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR BD · G BD · B 9C
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