All About Color #BDB261

#BDB261

About #BDB261

#BDB261 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BDB261. In RGB it is red 189, green 178, blue 97; in HSL it is hue 53°, saturation 41%, lightness 56%; in CMYK it is 0%, 6%, 49%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.16:1 on white and 9.70:1 on black.

#BDB261 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBD, B2, 61
CMYK0.00%, 5.82%, 48.68%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal189, 178, 97
HSL53°, 41%, 56%
RGB Octal275, 262, 141
HSV (HSB)52.83°, 48.68%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10111101, 10110010, 1100001
CIE-L*AB71.91, -7.17, 42.51
RGB Percent74.12%, 69.80%, 38.04%
CIE-L*CH71.91, 43.11, 99.57
XYZ39.06, 43.52, 17.65
CIE-L*UV71.91, 11.17, 53.81
xyY0.39, 0.43, 43.52
Hunter-Lab65.97, -9.75, 30.32
RYB42.94%, 74.12%, 38.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BDB261 on a dark background: contrast 9.70:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BDB261 on a light background: contrast 2.16:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BDB261, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BDB261. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BDB261 · #D8D2A2 · #897F39 · #616CBD · #A2A8D8

Analogous palette

#BD616C · #BD8461 · #BDB261 · #9ABD61 · #6CBD61

Triadic palette

#BDB261 · #61BDB2 · #B261BD · #D8D2A2 · #A2D8D2

Tetradic palette

#BDB261 · #61BD84 · #616CBD · #BD619A · #897F39

Monochromatic palette

#5D5727 · #93893E · #BDB261 · #D3CC97 · #EAE7CD

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