Close to Brass
#BDB052
#BDB052 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Brass. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 69% green, and 32.2% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 45% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BDB052.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.21:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.50:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.21:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.50:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BDB052 as they’d see it.
#BDB052 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BDB052
What color is #BDB052?
#BDB052 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Brass. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 69% green, and 32.2% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 45% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BDB052 in RGB?
#BDB052 is rgb(189, 176, 82): 189 red, 176 green, and 82 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BDB052 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 7, 57, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BDB052?
PANTONE 459 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BDB052?
Its complement #A6A7FA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.