All About Color #BDBD51

#BDBD51

About #BDBD51

#BDBD51 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BDBD51. In RGB it is red 189, green 189, blue 81; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 45%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 57%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.99:1 on white and 10.56:1 on black.

#BDBD51 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBD, BD, 51
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 57.14%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal189, 189, 81
HSL60°, 45%, 53%
RGB Octal275, 275, 121
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 57.14%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10111101, 10111101, 1010001
CIE-L*AB74.70, -14.19, 53.39
RGB Percent74.12%, 74.12%, 31.76%
CIE-L*CH74.70, 55.25, 104.89
XYZ40.67, 47.81, 14.87
CIE-L*UV74.70, 4.77, 65.95
xyY0.39, 0.46, 47.81
Hunter-Lab69.14, -16.01, 35.65
RYB31.76%, 74.12%, 31.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BDBD51 on a dark background: contrast 10.56:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BDBD51 on a light background: contrast 1.99:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BDBD51, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BDBD51 · #D6D694 · #818131 · #5151BD · #9494D6

Analogous palette

#BD5151 · #BD8751 · #BDBD51 · #87BD51 · #51BD51

Triadic palette

#BDBD51 · #51BDBD · #BD51BD · #D6D694 · #94D6D6

Tetradic palette

#BDBD51 · #51BD87 · #5151BD · #BD5187 · #818131

Monochromatic palette

#555520 · #8D8D35 · #BDBD51 · #D2D289 · #E7E7C0

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