Recognised as Colour
#BDC50A
- #BDC50A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#BDC50A is a yellow with RGB values 189, 197, 10 and HSL 63°, 90%, 41%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#BDC50A#BDC50A
HEX#BDC50A
RGBrgb(189, 197, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7725, 0.0392
RGB percentages74.1%, 77.3%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(62.6, 90.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62.6, 94.9%, 77.3%)
CMYK4.1%, 0%, 94.9%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,436,746
CSS custom property--colour: #BDC50A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.15:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#423AF5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#120AC5
Analogous#C56F0A, #60C50A
Triadic#0ABDC5, #C50ABD
Split complementary#0A60C5, #6F0AC5
Tetradic#0AC56F, #120AC5, #C50A60
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G197
B10
Red189 (74.1%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue62.57°
Saturation (HSL)90.34%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G C5 · B 0A
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