All About Color #BDB899

#BDB899

About #BDB899

#BDB899 is a light yellow color with the hex code #BDB899. In RGB it is red 189, green 184, blue 153; in HSL it is hue 52°, saturation 21%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 0%, 3%, 19%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.00:1 on white and 10.48:1 on black.

#BDB899 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBD, B8, 99
CMYK0.00%, 2.65%, 19.05%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal189, 184, 153
HSL52°, 21%, 67%
RGB Octal275, 270, 231
HSV (HSB)51.67°, 19.05%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10111101, 10111000, 10011001
CIE-L*AB74.44, -3.42, 16.41
RGB Percent74.12%, 72.16%, 60.00%
CIE-L*CH74.44, 16.76, 101.78
XYZ43.88, 47.40, 36.97
CIE-L*UV74.44, 4.72, 23.62
xyY0.34, 0.37, 47.40
Hunter-Lab68.85, -6.72, 16.35
RYB62.28%, 74.12%, 60.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BDB899 on a dark background: contrast 10.48:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BDB899 on a light background: contrast 2.00:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BDB899, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BDB899 · #E1DFD1 · #979063 · #999EBD · #D1D3E1

Analogous palette

#BD999E · #BDA699 · #BDB899 · #B0BD99 · #9EBD99

Triadic palette

#BDB899 · #99BDB8 · #B899BD · #E1DFD1 · #D1E1DF

Tetradic palette

#BDB899 · #99BDA6 · #999EBD · #BD99B0 · #979063

Monochromatic palette

#726D4B · #9E976B · #BDB899 · #DBD8C7 · #F5F4F0

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