What color is #BDBD5D?

#BDBD5D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sinsemilla. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDBD5D?

The RGB value is 189, 189, 93: 189 red, 189 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBD5D?

The complementary color is #5D5DBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBD5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBD5D color

#BDBD5D rgb(189, 189, 93)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BDBD5D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.1% green and 36.5% blue (189, 189, 93).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 42% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Sinsemilla (#B6BD4A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#BDBD5D color codes

HEX	`#BDBD5D`
RGB	`rgb(189, 189, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 74.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 42%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 51%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 51%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.83, -13.22, 47.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.83, 49.75, 105.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.161, 48.005, 17.452)`
Decimal	`12434781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBD5D, 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 #BDBD5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBD5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	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 #BDBD5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbd5d; }
.text { color: #bdbd5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbd5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 189 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbd5d, #8dbd5d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BDBD5D?: #BDBD5D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sinsemilla. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBD5D?: The RGB value is 189, 189, 93: 189 red, 189 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBD5D?: The complementary color is #5D5DBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBD5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.