Recognised as Colour
#D5CA9B
- #D5CA9B
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#D5CA9B is a yellow with RGB values 213, 202, 155 and HSL 49°, 41%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#D5CA9B#D5CA9B
HEX#D5CA9B
RGBrgb(213, 202, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.7922, 0.6078
RGB percentages83.5%, 79.2%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(48.6, 40.8%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 27.2%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 5.2%, 27.2%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,011,035
CSS custom property--colour: #D5CA9B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.75:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#2A3564
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 text12.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BA6D5
Analogous#D5AD9B, #C3D59B
Triadic#9BD5CA, #CA9BD5
Split complementary#9BC3D5, #AD9BD5
Tetradic#9BD5AD, #9BA6D5, #D59BC3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G202
B155
Red213 (83.5%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue48.62°
Saturation (HSL)40.85%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G CA · B 9B
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