#BDA000 Color

#BDA000 is rgb(189, 160, 0) in RGB, hsl(51, 100%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 100%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Gold (#B29700), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDA000

HEX#BDA000

RGBrgb(189, 160, 0)

HSLhsl(51, 100%, 37%)

HSVhsv(51, 100%, 74%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 100%, 26%)

OKLCHoklch(71% 0.146 96)

LABlab(66.92% 1.72 69.31)

LCHlch(66.92% 69.33 88.58)

What #BDA000 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BDA000, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Gold#B29700ΔE 4.58 Neon Gold#CFAA01ΔE 6.52 Lemon Curry#CCA01DΔE 7.63 Gold (Metallic)#D4AF37ΔE 9.71 Vivid Amber#CC9900ΔE 10.23 Antique Gold#CFB53BΔE 10.47

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#BDA000 Channel Values

How #BDA000 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 189 · G 160 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 51° · S 100% · L 37%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 51° · S 100% · V 74%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 15% · Y 100% · K 26%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.56:1 vs white · 8.19:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDA000 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDA000 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDA000

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDA000; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BDA000

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDA000.

How #BDA000 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BDA000

Protanopia#A5A500

Protanomaly#AFA300

Deuteranopia#AAAA00

Deuteranomaly#B2A600

Tritanopia#C49696

Tritanomaly#C19A77

Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDA000 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bda000: #BDA000;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDA000;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bda000': '#BDA000' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.627, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_bda000">#BDA000</color>

SVG fillfill="#BDA000"

More Yellow Colors

#BDA000 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

bdb76b bcbc15 bdbd00 bcb88a beb7a4 bbb477 bf911d b8860b c2b280 b5b35c c5b358 b5a642 d1bc00 e5dc7b efdfbb f5efe0 faf6d6 fdff00 ffde24 fff9e0 ffff6b 383000 664d0f 949400

#BDA000 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDA000?

#BDA000 is a dark yellow — rgb(189, 160, 0) in RGB and hsl(51, 100%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Gold (#B29700), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.58.

What is the RGB value of #BDA000?

#BDA000 is rgb(189, 160, 0) — red 189, green 160, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDA000?

#BDA000 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 100%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDA000 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDA000 scores 2.56:1 against white and 8.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDA000 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDA000 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 11.39, which is visibly different.

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