Recognised as Colour
#D4C9A4
- #D4C9A4
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#D4C9A4 is a yellow with RGB values 212, 201, 164 and HSL 46°, 36%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#D4C9A4#D4C9A4
HEX#D4C9A4
RGBrgb(212, 201, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.7882, 0.6431
RGB percentages83.1%, 78.8%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(46.2, 35.8%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 22.6%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 5.2%, 22.6%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,945,252
CSS custom property--colour: #D4C9A4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.69:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#2B365B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4AFD4
Analogous#D4B1A4, #C7D4A4
Triadic#A4D4C9, #C9A4D4
Split complementary#A4C7D4, #B1A4D4
Tetradic#A4D4B1, #A4AFD4, #D4A4C7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G201
B164
Red212 (83.1%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue46.25°
Saturation (HSL)35.82%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G C9 · B A4
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