#bdac28

Color #bdac28

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 16.8 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 12.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bdac28

RGB

rgb(189, 172, 40)

HSL

hsl(53.2, 65.1%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.2, 78.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9%, 78.8%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(69.81, -7.69, 64.47)

LCH

lch(69.81, 64.93, 96.8)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.1429, 101.51)

HWB

hwb(53.2, 15.7%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2839bd

Analogous

#bd6228

#bdac28

#83bd28

Triadic

#bdac28

#28bdac

#ac28bd

Split-complementary

#bdac28

#2883bd

#6228bd

Tetradic

#bdac28

#39bd28

#2839bd

#ac28bd

Square

#bdac28

#28bd62

#2839bd

#bd2883

Shades

Color #bdac28 mixed toward black.

#9e8f21

#7e731b

#5f5614

#3f390d

#201d07

Tints

Color #bdac28 mixed toward white.

#d6c53e

#ded064

#e6dc8b

#efe8b2

#f7f3d8

Tones

Color #bdac28 mixed toward gray.

#b1a334

#a49941

#988f4d

#8b865a

#7f7c66

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b660 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#b7b868 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#bc797e · ΔE 41.2

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 26.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdac28;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdac28]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#bdac28 (#bdac28) is rgb(189, 172, 40) in RGB.

No, #bdac28 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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