#BDB42E Hex Color

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Color Name

Olive Yellow*

Hex Color Code

#BDB42E

RGB Color Code

RGB(189, 180, 46)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 4.8%, 75.7%, 25.9%

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#BDB42E hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is BDB42E?

The RGB color code for color number #BDB42E is RGB(189, 180, 46). In the RGB color model, #BDB42E has a red value of 189, a green value of 180, and a blue value of 46. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 4.8% magenta, 75.7% yellow, and 25.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 56.2° (degrees), 60.9 % saturation, and 46.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #BDB42E has a hue of 56.2° (degrees), 75.7 % saturation and 74.1 % brightness/value.

Color BDB42E is cool or warm?

Color BDB42E is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #BDB42E? (For interior and product design)

BDB42E has an LRV of nearly 43.7. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#BDB42E

LRV 43.7

Light Color

Compare LRV 43.7 of #BDB42E with dark and light color

Is #BDB42E Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color BDB42E meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #BDB42E color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #BDB42E

Hex triplet: #BDB42E
Red: BD
Green: B4
Blue: 2E

RGBA / RGB rgb(189, 180, 46)

Red: 189 (74.1%)
Green: 180 (70.6%)
Blue: 46 (18.0%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 4.76%
Yellow: 75.66%
Key: 25.88%

HSL hsl(56.22deg, 60.9 %, 46.1 %)

Hue: 56.22°
Saturation: 60.85 %
Lightness: 46.08 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 56.22°
Saturation: 75.66 %
Brightness / Value: 74.12 %

RYB ryb(65, 164, 44)

Red: 65 (25.3%)
Yellow: 164 (64.3%)
Blue: 44 (17.4%)

HWB

Hue: 56.22°
Whiteness: 18.04 %
Blackness: 25.88 %

CMY

Cyan: 25.88%
Magenta: 29.41%
Yellow: 81.96%

XYZ

X: 37.8
Y: 43.66
Z: 9.02

YXY

Y1: 43.66
X: 0.42
Y2: 0.48

CIE-Lab

L: 72
A: -11.61
B: 64.54

CIE-Lch

L: 72
C: 65.58
H: 100.2

CIE-Luv

L: 72
U: 11.46
V: 72.63

Hunter-Lab

L: 66.07
A: -13.51
B: 38.16

Other

LRV: ~ 43.7 %
Munsell Color System: 0.5GY 7.1/9.1

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #BDB42E

These are the named colors closest to hex BDB42E, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#C2B709 Color Olive Yellow

97.54% match | ΔE 2.46

#CFB53B Color Old Gold

95.14% match | ΔE 4.86

#B5A642 Color Brass

94.78% match | ΔE 5.22

#C5B358 Color Vegas Gold

94.52% match | ΔE 5.48

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to BDB42E.

#BBB323 Color PANTONE 7765 C

99.17% match | ΔE 0.83

#BFB800 Color PANTONE 397 C

97.38% match | ΔE 2.62

#BFB000 Color PANTONE 10111 C

97.19% match | ΔE 2.81

#B4A91F Color PANTONE 7766 C

96.92% match | ΔE 3.08

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to BDB42E.

#B8AF23 Color PANTONE 15-0548 TCX - Citronelle

98.53% match | ΔE 1.47

#C7B63C Color PANTONE 15-0646 TCX - Warm Olive

97.47% match | ΔE 2.53

#CCB932 Color PANTONE 15-0635 TCX - Snake Eye

96.77% match | ΔE 3.23

#B9BD2B Color Pantone 15-0549 TCX - Fragile Sprout

96.29% match | ΔE 3.71

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to BDB42E.

#B5AC31 Color RAL 100 70 60 - New Green

97.57% match | ΔE 2.43

#BEA932 Color RAL 095 70 60 - Papaya Yellow Green

95.70% match | ΔE 4.30

#B6AC4B Color RAL 100 70 50 - Dill Green

95.48% match | ΔE 4.52

#C3AA00 Color RAL 095 70 70 - Bronze Green

94.87% match | ΔE 5.13

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to BDB42E.

#C8C83E Color BS 12-E-51 - Citrine

94.66% match | ΔE 5.34

Paint color for Hex #BDB42E

These are the real paint colors closest to hex BDB42E from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from BDB42E once it is on a wall.

Sherwin Williams

Hex color BDB42E similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #BDB42E to Sherwin Williams

#C6B836 Color Humorous Green (SW 6918)

98.12% match | ΔE 1.88

#C4B146 Color Hep Green (SW 6704)

96.20% match | ΔE 3.80

#CEBC55 Color Limón Fresco (SW 9030)

95.12% match | ΔE 4.88

#B4B05A Color Parakeet (SW 6711)

93.82% match | ΔE 6.18

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color BDB42E similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #BDB42E to Dunn-Edwards

#C1B23E Color Pesto (DE 5474)

97.72% match | ΔE 2.28

#CEB736 Color Yellow Stone (DE 5467)

95.95% match | ΔE 4.05

#BDC233 Color Fluorescent Lime (DE 5517)

95.38% match | ΔE 4.62

#BBA528 Color Pickle Juice (DE 5468)

94.87% match | ΔE 5.13

Benjamin Moore

Hex color BDB42E similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #BDB42E to Benjamin Moore

#C1B400 Color Chartreuse (2024-10)

97.42% match | ΔE 2.58

#CDBC47 Color Bright Gold (371)

96.33% match | ΔE 3.67

#CCBB0E Color Eve Green (2024-20)

96.07% match | ΔE 3.93

#D2C13D Color Citrus Burst (364)

95.65% match | ΔE 4.35

Behr

Hex color BDB42E similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #BDB42E to Behr

#B2AC31 Color Green Neon (P340-6)

97.27% match | ΔE 2.73

#CCC14D Color Anime (P340-5)

95.93% match | ΔE 4.07

#B5B04F Color Laser (P350-6)

95.46% match | ΔE 4.54

#A9A52A Color Venom (P340-7)

95.13% match | ΔE 4.87

Valspar

Hex color BDB42E similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #BDB42E to Valspar

#B1B323 Color Asparagus (6008-8C)

97.09% match | ΔE 2.91

#C6C13B Color Parsley Sprig (6008-8B)

96.55% match | ΔE 3.45

#BCA62A Color Verde (8001-26F)

95.06% match | ΔE 4.94

#CDCA54 Color Green Mamba (V020-2)

93.92% match | ΔE 6.08

PPG Paints

Hex color BDB42E similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #BDB42E to PPG Paints

#BEB755 Color Parachute (PPG1218-5)

95.75% match | ΔE 4.25

#AAAC32 Color Willow Herb (PPG17-26)

95.70% match | ΔE 4.30

#CEB02A Color Grass Daisy (PPG1215-6)

94.26% match | ΔE 5.74

#AFBB42 Color Hopscotch (PPG1219-6)

94.16% match | ΔE 5.84

Farrow & Ball

Hex color BDB42E similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #BDB42E to Farrow & Ball

#C1C365 Color Acid Drop (9908)

92.94% match | ΔE 7.06

#DACB7B Color Citrona (CC3)

90.32% match | ΔE 9.68

#E9DF63 Color Yellowcake (279)

89.20% match | ΔE 10.80

#E0BE6E Color Corngold (9915)

88.98% match | ΔE 11.02

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#BDB42E color palettes and scheme combination

423F10

6B661A

948D24

BDB42E

D3CB4B

DDD774

E7E29D

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

BD2E37

BD6D2E

BDB42E

7EBD2E

37BD2E

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

BDB42E

2EBDB4

B42EBD

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

BDB42E

2EBD6D

2E37BD

BD2E7F

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

BDB42E

C3BB42

CAC357

D0CA6C

D7D281

DED996

E4E1AB

EBE8C0

F1F0D5

F8F7EA

FFFFFF

Olive Yellow* - #BDB42E Tints

BDB42E

AAA229

979024

847E20

716C1B

5E5A17

4B4712

38360D

252409

121204

000000

Olive Yellow* - #BDB42E Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#BDB42E

Olive Yellow*

#2E37BD

Persian Blue*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #BDB42E?

Color that best contrast with #BDB42E is #2E37BD, color name is Persian Blue*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.