Colour

#D4C99B

#D4C99B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Wheat

#D4C99B is a yellow with RGB values 212, 201, 155 and HSL 48°, 40%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#D4C99B#D4C99B

HEX#D4C99B

RGBrgb(212, 201, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.7882, 0.6078

RGB percentages83.1%, 78.8%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(48.4, 39.9%, 72%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.4, 26.9%, 83.1%)

CMYK0%, 5.2%, 26.9%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,945,243

CSS custom property--colour: #D4C99B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.63:1

Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#2B3664

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2C698no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6CA9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#DDC2BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 9.8 Tan · ΔE 10.2 Burlywood · ΔE 12.4 Moccasin · ΔE 12.5 Navajo white · ΔE 12.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.9

Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 9.81, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9BA6D4

Analogous#D4AC9B, #C3D49B

Triadic#9BD4C9, #C99BD4

Split complementary#9BC3D4, #AC9BD4

Tetradic#9BD4AC, #9BA6D4, #D49BC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3F0E2

Lighter +10%#E3DCBF

Darker −10%#C5B677

Darker −20%#B5A254

Darker −30%#968540

Darker −40%#726531

More saturated +25%#E6D489

Less saturated −25%#C2BEAD

Channel breakdown

R212

G201

B155

Red212 (83.1%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue48.42°

Saturation (HSL)39.86%

Lightness71.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D4 · G C9 · B 9B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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