What color is #BDA928?

#BDA928 is a moderate yellow known as Greenfinch. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Greenfinch?

The RGB value is 189, 169, 40: 189 red, 169 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Greenfinch?

The complementary color is #283CBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA928?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Greenfinch color: hex code #BDA928

#BDA928 rgb(189, 169, 40)

Shades of yellow

Greenfinch has the hex code #BDA928. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 66.3% green and 15.7% blue (189, 169, 40).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 65% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 79% yellow and 26% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

Greenfinch (#BDA928) color codes

HEX	`#BDA928`
RGB	`rgb(189, 169, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 66.3%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 65%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 79%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 79%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69, -6.12, 63.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69, 64.04, 95.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.559, 39.35, 7.729)`
Decimal	`12429608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Greenfinch, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BDA928	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA928 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BDA928 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda928; }
.text { color: #bda928; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda928; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 169 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda928, #87bd28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

See #BDA928 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BDA928?: #BDA928 is a moderate yellow known as Greenfinch. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Greenfinch?: The RGB value is 189, 169, 40: 189 red, 169 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Greenfinch?: The complementary color is #283CBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA928?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.