Recognised as Colour
#BDBDB0
- #BDBDB0
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BDBDB0 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 189, 176 and HSL 60°, 9%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BDBDB0#BDBDB0
HEX#BDBDB0
RGBrgb(189, 189, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7412, 0.6902
RGB percentages74.1%, 74.1%, 69%
HSLhsl(60, 9%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 6.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 6.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,434,864
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBDB0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.07:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#42424F
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 text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B0B0BD
Analogous#BDB6B0, #B6BDB0
Triadic#B0BDBD, #BDB0BD
Split complementary#B0B6BD, #B6B0BD
Tetradic#B0BDB6, #B0B0BD, #BDB0B6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G189
B176
Red189 (74.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)8.97%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR BD · G BD · B B0
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