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Recognised as Colour

#BDCA65

  • #BDCA65
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#BDCA65 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 202, 101 and HSL 68°, 49%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BDCA65#BDCA65
HEX#BDCA65
RGBrgb(189, 202, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7922, 0.3961
RGB percentages74.1%, 79.2%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(67.7, 48.8%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.7, 50%, 79.2%)
CMYK6.4%, 0%, 50%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,438,117
CSS custom property--colour: #BDCA65;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.8:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#42359A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6C15Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5C36Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C7C0B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 14.7Khaki · ΔE 15.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.5Olivedrab · ΔE 25.6Yellow green · ΔE 26.3Olive · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7265CA
Analogous#CAA465, #8BCA65
Triadic#65BDCA, #CA65BD
Split complementary#658BCA, #A565CA
Tetradic#65CAA4, #7265CA, #CA658B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFD
Lighter +30%#EEF1D7
Lighter +20%#DEE4B1
Lighter +10%#CDD78B
Darker −10%#ACBB41
Darker −20%#899633
Darker −30%#667026
Darker −40%#434A19
More saturated +25%#D0E44B
Less saturated −25%#AAB07F

Channel breakdown

R189
G202
B101
Red189 (74.1%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue67.72°
Saturation (HSL)48.79%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G CA · B 65

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