Colour
#BDBDAC
- #BDBDAC
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BDBDAC is a yellow with RGB values 189, 189, 172 and HSL 60°, 11%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BDBDAC#BDBDAC
HEX#BDBDAC
RGBrgb(189, 189, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7412, 0.6745
RGB percentages74.1%, 74.1%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(60, 11.4%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,434,860
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBDAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.04:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#424253
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACACBD
Analogous#BDB4AC, #B4BDAC
Triadic#ACBDBD, #BDACBD
Split complementary#ACB4BD, #B4ACBD
Tetradic#ACBDB4, #ACACBD, #BDACB4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G189
B172
Red189 (74.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)11.41%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR BD · G BD · B AC
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