#BDB978

A color in the Yellow, Gold family

#bdb978 is a color in the Yellow, Gold family: RGB(189, 185, 120), HSL(57°, 34%, 61%), CMYK(0%, 2%, 37%, 26%). Closest named color: darkkhaki. Contrast is 2.02:1 on white and 10.37:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#bdb978
RGBrgb(189 185 120)
RGB (legacy)rgb(189, 185, 120)
RGB %rgb(74% 73% 47%)
HSLhsl(57 34% 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57, 37%, 74%)
HWBhwb(57 47% 26%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 37%, 26%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(74.34 -5.76 33.54)
LCHlch(74.34 34.03 99.74)
OKLaboklab(0.7739 -0.0224 0.0824)
OKLCHoklch(0.7739 0.0854 105.2)
Decimal12433784

Properties

Color ToneYellow, Gold
Closest named colordarkkhaki ΔE 1.4
Closest web-safe color#cccc66
Hue57°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)34% / 37%
Lightness (HSL)61%
Brightness or Value (HSV)74%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)70% / 71%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.4687
Red / Green / Blue189 / 185 / 120

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
2.02:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
10.37:1
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 39.3 / -63 · As background with white / black text: Lc -43.8 / 64.6

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: #bdb978;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(77.39% 0.0854 105.2);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(189 185 120 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#bdb978] text-[#bdb978] border-[#bdb978]">