#BDA708

A color in the Yellow, Gold family

#bda708 is a color in the Yellow, Gold family: RGB(189, 167, 8), HSL(53°, 92%, 39%), CMYK(0%, 12%, 96%, 26%). Closest named color: goldenrod. Contrast is 2.42:1 on white and 8.69:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#bda708
RGBrgb(189 167 8)
RGB (legacy)rgb(189, 167, 8)
RGB %rgb(74% 65% 3%)
HSLhsl(53 92% 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53, 96%, 74%)
HWBhwb(53 3% 26%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 96%, 26%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(68.78 -1.75 69.58)
LCHlch(68.78 69.61 91.44)
OKLaboklab(0.7254 -0.0251 0.1472)
OKLCHoklch(0.7254 0.1493 99.69)
Decimal12429064

Properties

Color ToneYellow, Gold
Closest named colorgoldenrod ΔE 4.8
Closest web-safe color#cc9900
Hue53°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)92% / 96%
Lightness (HSL)39%
Brightness or Value (HSV)74%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)61% / 63%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.3847
Red / Green / Blue189 / 167 / 8

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
2.42:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
8.69:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 47.4 / -54.7 · As background with white / black text: Lc -52.3 / 56.6

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #bda708;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(72.54% 0.1493 99.69);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(189 167 8 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#bda708] text-[#bda708] border-[#bda708]">