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Colour

#D6C151

  • #D6C151
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#D6C151 is a yellow with RGB values 214, 193, 81 and HSL 51°, 62%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#D6C151#D6C151
HEX#D6C151
RGBrgb(214, 193, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7569, 0.3176
RGB percentages83.9%, 75.7%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(50.5, 61.9%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 62.1%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.8%, 62.1%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,074,193
CSS custom property--colour: #D6C151;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.61:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#293EAE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2BC44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C457no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E6B4A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 18Dark khaki · ΔE 19Goldenrod · ΔE 19.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.9Olive · ΔE 27Pale goldenrod · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 17.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5166D6
Analogous#D67F51, #A8D651
Triadic#51D6C1, #C151D6
Split complementary#51A8D6, #7F51D6
Tetradic#51D67F, #5166D6, #D651A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFCF6
Lighter +30%#F3EDCD
Lighter +20%#E9DEA4
Lighter +10%#E0D07A
Darker −10%#C5AE2F
Darker −20%#9C8925
Darker −30%#73651B
Darker −40%#4A4111
More saturated +25%#F1D336
Less saturated −25%#BBAF6C

Channel breakdown

R214
G193
B81
Red214 (83.9%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue50.53°
Saturation (HSL)61.86%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G C1 · B 51

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