#BD8A00 Color

#BD8A00 is rgb(189, 138, 0) in RGB and hsl(44, 100%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BD8A00

HEX#BD8A00

RGBrgb(189, 138, 0)

HSLhsl(44, 100%, 37%)

HSVhsv(44, 100%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.137 82.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 100%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BD8A00 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BD8A00 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BD8A00 Complementary#0032BD Analogous#BD2C00 Analogous#91BD00 Triadic#00BD8A Triadic#8A00BD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BD8A00, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#EBAC00 #FFC014 #FFCD42 #FFD970 #FFE59E #FFF0C7

Shades

#A37800 #8F6900 #755600 #5C4300 #423100 #2E2200

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