All About Color #BDB99E

#BDB99E

About #BDB99E

#BDB99E is a light yellow color with the hex code #BDB99E. In RGB it is red 189, green 185, blue 158; in HSL it is hue 52°, saturation 19%, lightness 68%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 16%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.98:1 on white and 10.60:1 on black.

#BDB99E Color Conversion

Hex tripletBD, B9, 9E
CMYK0.00%, 2.12%, 16.40%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal189, 185, 158
HSL52°, 19%, 68%
RGB Octal275, 271, 236
HSV (HSB)52.26°, 16.40%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10111101, 10111001, 10011110
CIE-L*AB74.82, -3.18, 14.22
RGB Percent74.12%, 72.55%, 61.96%
CIE-L*CH74.82, 14.57, 102.60
XYZ44.51, 47.99, 39.26
CIE-L*UV74.82, 3.89, 20.70
xyY0.34, 0.36, 47.99
Hunter-Lab69.27, -6.54, 14.88
RYB63.76%, 74.12%, 61.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BDB99E on a dark background: contrast 10.60:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BDB99E on a light background: contrast 1.98:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BDB99E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BDB99E · #E2E0D5 · #989167 · #9EA2BD · #D5D6E2

Analogous palette

#BD9EA2 · #BDA99E · #BDB99E · #B2BD9E · #A2BD9E

Triadic palette

#BDB99E · #9EBDB9 · #B99EBD · #E2E0D5 · #D5E2E0

Tetradic palette

#BDB99E · #9EBDA9 · #9EA2BD · #BD9EB2 · #989167

Monochromatic palette

#736E4E · #9E9870 · #BDB99E · #DCDACB · #F5F4F0

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