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Recognised as Colour

#BDBE43

  • #BDBE43
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#BDBE43 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 190, 67 and HSL 60°, 49%, 50%. 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

#BDBE43#BDBE43
HEX#BDBE43
RGBrgb(189, 190, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7451, 0.2627
RGB percentages74.1%, 74.5%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(60.5, 48.6%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.5, 64.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK0.5%, 0%, 64.7%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,435,011
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBE43;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 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#B5B5B5
Inverted#4241BC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDB632no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEBA4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CAB2A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 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 21.5Khaki · ΔE 22.3Olive · ΔE 23.3Yellow green · ΔE 23.5Olivedrab · ΔE 25.8Goldenrod · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 21.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4443BE
Analogous#BE8243, #7FBE43
Triadic#43BDBE, #BE43BD
Split complementary#437FBE, #8243BE
Tetradic#43BE82, #4443BE, #BE437F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F2DB
Lighter +30%#E5E5B5
Lighter +20%#D8D88F
Lighter +10%#CACB69
Darker −10%#989935
Darker −20%#737328
Darker −30%#4D4D1B
Darker −40%#27270E
More saturated +25%#DCDE23
Less saturated −25%#9E9E63

Channel breakdown

R189
G190
B67
Red189 (74.1%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue60.49°
Saturation (HSL)48.62%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G BE · B 43

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