Close to Brass
#BDB253
#BDB253 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Brass. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 69.8% green, and 32.5% blue. Its hue is 54°, 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 #BDB253.
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
2.17:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.66:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.17:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.66:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BDB253 as they’d see it.
#BDB253 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 #BDB253
What color is #BDB253?
#BDB253 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Brass. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 69.8% green, and 32.5% blue. Its hue is 54°, with 45% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BDB253 in RGB?
#BDB253 is rgb(189, 178, 83): 189 red, 178 green, and 83 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BDB253 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 6, 56, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BDB253?
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 #BDB253?
Its complement #A8A8FC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.