Recognised as Colour
#D5CA9D
- #D5CA9D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#D5CA9D is a yellow with RGB values 213, 202, 157 and HSL 48°, 40%, 73%. 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
#D5CA9D#D5CA9D
HEX#D5CA9D
RGBrgb(213, 202, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.7922, 0.6157
RGB percentages83.5%, 79.2%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(48.2, 40%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 26.3%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 5.2%, 26.3%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,011,037
CSS custom property--colour: #D5CA9D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.76:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#2A3562
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 text12.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DA8D5
Analogous#D5AE9D, #C4D59D
Triadic#9DD5CA, #CA9DD5
Split complementary#9DC4D5, #AE9DD5
Tetradic#9DD5AE, #9DA8D5, #D59DC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G202
B157
Red213 (83.5%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue48.21°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G CA · B 9D
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