HEX atlas value

#BDBD42

#BDBD42 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Old Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 189, 189, 66, HSL 60, 48%, 50%, has luminance 0.4761, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#BDBD42 Sample readable text

HEX #BDBD42

RGB rgb(189, 189, 66)

HSL hsl(60 48% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 65, 26)

Luminance 0.4761

Contrast Black 10.52:1White 2:1

CSS

--color-bdbd42: #BDBD42;
.background-bdbd42 { background-color: #BDBD42; }
.text-bdbd42 { color: #BDBD42; }

Luminance0.4761

Black text10.52:1AA Pass

White text2:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BDBD42","rgb":[189,189,66],"hsl":[60,48,50],"cmyk":[0,0,65,26],"luminance":0.4761,"contrast":{"black":10.52,"white":2}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.52,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D9D926","hex":"#D9D926","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.9,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D5D586","hex":"#D5D586","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.69,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.15,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Old Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bdbd42.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4242BD","analogous":["#BD8042","#80BD42"],"triadic":["#42BDBD","#BD42BD"],"tetradic":["#42BD80","#4242BD","#BD4280"],"splitComplementary":["#427FBD","#7F42BD"],"monochromatic":["#D5D586","#BDBD42","#79792A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D5D586","dark":"#79792A","saturated":"#D9D926","desaturated":"#A1A15E","pastel":"#D4D4AA","neon":"#FFFF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":20.904544960366874},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":24.351591323771842},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":24.351591323771842},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":32.09361307176243},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":41.43669871020132}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BDBD42

#BDBD42 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #BDBD42 is visually closest to Old Gold, a named yellow color with HEX #CFB53B.

The RGB channels are 189, 189, and 66, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 60deg with 48% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4761, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.52:1AA Pass

White text2:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BDBD42 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.52:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D9D926#000000 text · best 13.9:1#D9D926

#D5D586#000000 text · best 13.69:1#D5D586

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

Old Gold#000000 text · best 10.33:1#CFB53B

Dark Khaki#000000 text · best 10.15:1#BDB76B

Generated Palette

#BDBD42#BDBD42

#4242BD#4242BD

#BD8042#BD8042

#80BD42#80BD42

#D5D586#D5D586

#79792A#79792A

Color Harmonies

#4242BD#4242BD

#BD8042#BD8042

#80BD42#80BD42

#42BDBD#42BDBD

#BD42BD#BD42BD

Variants

#D5D586#D5D586

#79792A#79792A

#D9D926#D9D926

#A1A15E#A1A15E

#D4D4AA#D4D4AA

#FFFF29#FFFF29

Nearest Named Colors

Old Gold#CFB53B

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Peridot#B4C424

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

#BDBD42

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BDBD42

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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