All About Color #BDBD99

#BDBD99

About #BDBD99

#BDBD99 is a light yellow color with the hex code #BDBD99. In RGB it is red 189, green 189, blue 153; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 21%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 19%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.93:1 on white and 10.90:1 on black.

#BDBD99 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBD, BD, 99
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 19.05%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal189, 189, 153
HSL60°, 21%, 67%
RGB Octal275, 275, 231
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 19.05%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10111101, 10111101, 10011001
CIE-L*AB75.77, -6.05, 18.25
RGB Percent74.12%, 74.12%, 60.00%
CIE-L*CH75.77, 19.23, 108.35
XYZ44.93, 49.51, 37.33
CIE-L*UV75.77, 1.93, 26.62
xyY0.34, 0.38, 49.51
Hunter-Lab70.37, -9.16, 17.81
RYB60.00%, 74.12%, 60.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BDBD99 on a dark background: contrast 10.90:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BDBD99 on a light background: contrast 1.93:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BDBD99, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BDBD99 · #E1E1D1 · #979763 · #9999BD · #D1D1E1

Analogous palette

#BD9999 · #BDAB99 · #BDBD99 · #ABBD99 · #99BD99

Triadic palette

#BDBD99 · #99BDBD · #BD99BD · #E1E1D1 · #D1E1E1

Tetradic palette

#BDBD99 · #99BDAB · #9999BD · #BD99AB · #979763

Monochromatic palette

#72724B · #9E9E6B · #BDBD99 · #DBDBC7 · #F5F5F0

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