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#BDA47B closest to Medallion

#BDA47B is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Medallion. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 64.3% green and 48.2% blue (rgb(189, 164, 123)). Its HSL value is 37° hue, 33% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 35% yellow and 26% black. #BDA47B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.76:1.

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Variations of #BDA47B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BDA47B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BDA47B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDA47B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B5AA7C
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFA478
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3A479
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5AA7C
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B7A87B
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C89D99
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C1A18A
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A7A7A7
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ADA69E

#BDA47B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.40:1 Very poor#BDA47B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.76:1 Very good#BDA47B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDA47B in CSS

/* Medallion */
.color { color: #BDA47B; }
.background { background-color: #BDA47B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDA47B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 164 123);
color: hsl(37 33% 61%);
color: oklch(0.731 0.063 79.8);

#BDA47B FAQ

What color is #BDA47B?

#BDA47B is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Medallion. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BDA47B?

#BDA47B is rgb(189, 164, 123) in RGB, hsl(37, 33%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 13%, 35%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDA47B?

The complementary color of #BDA47B is #7B94BD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDA47B?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDA47B: 8.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDA47B a warm or cool color?

#BDA47B is a warm color.