All About Color #BDB300

#BDB300

About #BDB300

#BDB300 is a dark yellow color with the hex code #BDB300. In RGB it is red 189, green 179, blue 0; in HSL it is hue 57°, saturation 100%, lightness 37%; in CMYK it is 0%, 5%, 100%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.18:1 on white and 9.61:1 on black.

#BDB300 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBD, B3, 00
CMYK0.00%, 5.29%, 100.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal189, 179, 0
HSL57°, 100%, 37%
RGB Octal275, 263, 0
HSV (HSB)56.83°, 100.00%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10111101, 10110011, 0
CIE-L*AB71.60, -12.13, 73.44
RGB Percent74.12%, 70.20%, 0.00%
CIE-L*CH71.60, 74.44, 99.38
XYZ37.11, 43.06, 6.36
CIE-L*UV71.60, 12.64, 77.88
xyY0.43, 0.50, 43.06
Hunter-Lab65.62, -13.90, 40.19
RYB4.14%, 74.12%, 0.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BDB300 on a dark background: contrast 9.61:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BDB300 on a light background: contrast 2.18:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BDB300, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BDB300. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BDB300 · #FFF41A · #615C00 · #0009BD · #1A25FF

Analogous palette

#BD0009 · #BD5500 · #BDB300 · #68BD00 · #09BD00

Triadic palette

#BDB300 · #00BDB3 · #B300BD · #FFF41A · #1AFFF4

Tetradic palette

#BDB300 · #00BD55 · #0009BD · #BD0068 · #615C00

Monochromatic palette

#242200 · #706B00 · #BDB300 · #FFF30A · #FFF757

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