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#BDA347 Color

#BDA347 is rgb(189, 163, 71) in RGB, hsl(47, 47%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 62%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brass (#B5A642), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDA347
HEX#BDA347
RGBrgb(189, 163, 71)
HSLhsl(47, 47%, 51%)
HSVhsv(47, 62%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 62%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.115 93.5)
LABlab(67.99% 1.95 50.10)
LCHlch(67.99% 50.13 87.78)

What #BDA347 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 #BDA347, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BDA347 Channel Values

How #BDA347 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 189 · G 163 · B 718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 47° · S 47% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 47° · S 62% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 62% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.47:1 vs white · 8.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDA347 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 text2.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BDA347

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDA347; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BDA347

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 #BDA347.

How #BDA347 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#BDA347
Protanopia#A8A847
Protanomaly#B1A647
Deuteranopia#ACAC45
Deuteranomaly#B3A946
Tritanopia#C39B9B
Tritanomaly#C19E82
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDA347 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bda347: #BDA347;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDA347;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bda347': '#BDA347' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.639, blue: 0.278)
Android XML<color name="color_bda347">#BDA347</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDA347"

More Yellow Colors

#BDA347 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDA347 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDA347?

#BDA347 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(189, 163, 71) in RGB and hsl(47, 47%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brass (#B5A642), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.54.

What is the RGB value of #BDA347?

#BDA347 is rgb(189, 163, 71) — red 189, green 163, and blue 71 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDA347?

#BDA347 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 62%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDA347 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDA347 scores 2.47:1 against white and 8.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDA347 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDA347 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 14.47, which is visibly different.

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