#BD8400 Color

#BD8400 is rgb(189, 132, 0) in RGB and hsl(42, 100%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BD8400

HEX#BD8400

RGBrgb(189, 132, 0)

HSLhsl(42, 100%, 37%)

HSVhsv(42, 100%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.136 78.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 100%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BD8400 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.25:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BD8400 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BD8400 Complementary#0039BD Analogous#BD2600 Analogous#97BD00 Triadic#00BD84 Triadic#8400BD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BD8400, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#EBA400 #FFB914 #FFC642 #FFD470 #FFE29E #FFEEC7

Shades

#A37200 #8F6400 #755200 #5C4000 #422E00 #2E2000

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