Colour

#BDC565

#BDC565
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BDC565 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 197, 101 and HSL 65°, 45%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BDC565#BDC565

HEX#BDC565

RGBrgb(189, 197, 101)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7725, 0.3961

RGB percentages74.1%, 77.3%, 39.6%

HSLhsl(65, 45.3%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65, 48.7%, 77.3%)

CMYK4.1%, 0%, 48.7%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,436,837

CSS custom property--colour: #BDC565;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.34:1

Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#423A9A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D1BD5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D1C06Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C7BBAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 11.4 Khaki · ΔE 15.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.1 Olivedrab · ΔE 25.5 Olive · ΔE 27.3 Burlywood · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 11.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6D65C5

Analogous#C59D65, #8DC565

Triadic#65BDC5, #C565BD

Split complementary#658DC5, #9D65C5

Tetradic#65C59D, #6D65C5, #C5658D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFDF9

Lighter +30%#EDEFD4

Lighter +20%#DDE1AF

Lighter +10%#CDD38A

Darker −10%#AAB344

Darker −20%#878E36

Darker −30%#646928

Darker −40%#41441A

More saturated +25%#D3E04B

Less saturated −25%#A7AB80

Channel breakdown

R189

G197

B101

Red189 (74.1%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue101 (39.6%)

Hue65°

Saturation (HSL)45.28%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BD · G C5 · B 65

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Colour values

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