#BD8E00 Color

#BD8E00 is rgb(189, 142, 0) in RGB and hsl(45, 100%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BD8E00

HEX#BD8E00

RGBrgb(189, 142, 0)

HSLhsl(45, 100%, 37%)

HSVhsv(45, 100%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.138 84.9)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 100%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BD8E00 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.99:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.03:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BD8E00 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BD8E00 Complementary#002FBD Analogous#BD2F00 Analogous#8EBD00 Triadic#00BD8E Triadic#8E00BD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BD8E00, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#EBB000 #FFC414 #FFD042 #FFDB70 #FFE79E #FFF1C7

Shades

#A37A00 #8F6B00 #755800 #5C4500 #423200 #2E2200

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