Information about #BDB741 color

#BDB741 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BDB741 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 183, 65) — 74.1% red, 71.8% green, 25.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 49 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BDB741 is a clearly saturated golden yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Billy T (#C1B943). Slightly further away sit Warm Olive (#C7B63C) and Avocado Green (#B2C248).

The recipe behind #BDB741 is rgb(189, 183, 65), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BDB741: 10.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BDB741 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BDB741 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BDB741

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Margarita color link
Margarita

#B0C24A

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDB741
  • RGB189, 183, 65
  • CMYK0, 2, 49, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 183, 65)
  • HSL57°, 49%, 50%
  • HSL Precise57.097°, 48.819%, 49.804%
  • HSV57°, 66%, 74%
  • HSB57°, 66%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.718, 0.255)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.718, 0.255, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.718, 0.255)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBDB741
  • DECIMAL ID12433217
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01