Recognised as Colour
#BDC809
- #BDC809
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#BDC809 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 200, 9 and HSL 63°, 91%, 41%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#BDC809#BDC809
HEX#BDC809
RGBrgb(189, 200, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7843, 0.0353
RGB percentages74.1%, 78.4%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(63.5, 91.4%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.5, 95.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK5.5%, 0%, 95.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,437,513
CSS custom property--colour: #BDC809;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.43:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#4237F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1409C8
Analogous#C87309, #5EC809
Triadic#09BDC8, #C809BD
Split complementary#095EC8, #7309C8
Tetradic#09C873, #1409C8, #C8095E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G200
B9
Red189 (74.1%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue63.46°
Saturation (HSL)91.39%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G C8 · B 09
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