Recognised as Colour
#BDBF4E
- #BDBF4E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BDBF4E is a yellow with RGB values 189, 191, 78 and HSL 61°, 47%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BDBF4E#BDBF4E
HEX#BDBF4E
RGBrgb(189, 191, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.749, 0.3059
RGB percentages74.1%, 74.9%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(61.1, 46.9%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.1, 59.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK1%, 0%, 59.2%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,435,278
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBF4E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.73:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#4240B1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#504EBF
Analogous#BF894E, #84BF4E
Triadic#4EBDBF, #BF4EBD
Split complementary#4E84BF, #894EBF
Tetradic#4EBF89, #504EBF, #BF4E84
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G191
B78
Red189 (74.1%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue61.06°
Saturation (HSL)46.89%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G BF · B 4E
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