All About Color #BDB856

#BDB856

About #BDB856

#BDB856 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BDB856. In RGB it is red 189, green 184, blue 86; in HSL it is hue 57°, saturation 44%, lightness 54%; in CMYK it is 0%, 3%, 54%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.07:1 on white and 10.15:1 on black.

#BDB856 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBD, B8, 56
CMYK0.00%, 2.65%, 54.50%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal189, 184, 86
HSL57°, 44%, 54%
RGB Octal275, 270, 126
HSV (HSB)57.09°, 54.50%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10111101, 10111000, 1010110
CIE-L*AB73.40, -11.24, 49.61
RGB Percent74.12%, 72.16%, 33.73%
CIE-L*CH73.40, 50.87, 102.77
XYZ39.81, 45.77, 15.54
CIE-L*UV73.40, 7.78, 61.63
xyY0.39, 0.45, 45.77
Hunter-Lab67.65, -13.37, 33.74
RYB35.79%, 74.12%, 33.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BDB856 on a dark background: contrast 10.15:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BDB856 on a light background: contrast 2.07:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BDB856, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BDB856 · #D7D498 · #848033 · #565BBD · #989BD7

Analogous palette

#BD565B · #BD8556 · #BDB856 · #8FBD56 · #5BBD56

Triadic palette

#BDB856 · #56BDB8 · #B856BD · #D7D498 · #98D7D4

Tetradic palette

#BDB856 · #56BD85 · #565BBD · #BD568F · #848033

Monochromatic palette

#585522 · #8F8B38 · #BDB856 · #D3CF8D · #E8E6C4

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