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Recognised as Colour

#D5DCAD

  • #D5DCAD
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#D5DCAD is a yellow with RGB values 213, 220, 173 and HSL 69°, 40%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#D5DCAD#D5DCAD
HEX#D5DCAD
RGBrgb(213, 220, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.8627, 0.6784
RGB percentages83.5%, 86.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(68.9, 40.2%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.9, 21.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK3.2%, 0%, 21.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,015,661
CSS custom property--colour: #D5DCAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.67:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#2A2352

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3D7AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3D8AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DBD6CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.3Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 12.2Wheat · ΔE 12.2Lemon chiffon · ΔE 12.4Moccasin · ΔE 14.3Beige · ΔE 15.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4ADDC
Analogous#DCCCAD, #BEDCAD
Triadic#ADD5DC, #DCADD5
Split complementary#ADBDDC, #CCADDC
Tetradic#ADDCCC, #B4ADDC, #DCADBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFBF4
Lighter +10%#E7EBD1
Darker −10%#C3CD89
Darker −20%#B0BD66
Darker −30%#9AA848
Darker −40%#798439
More saturated +25%#DFEB9E
Less saturated −25%#CBCDBC

Channel breakdown

R213
G220
B173
Red213 (83.5%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue68.94°
Saturation (HSL)40.17%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D5 · G DC · B AD

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