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Recognised as Colour

#D6C253

  • #D6C253
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#D6C253 is a yellow with RGB values 214, 194, 83 and HSL 51°, 62%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#D6C253#D6C253
HEX#D6C253
RGBrgb(214, 194, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7608, 0.3255
RGB percentages83.9%, 76.1%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(50.8, 61.5%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 61.2%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.3%, 61.2%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,074,451
CSS custom property--colour: #D6C253;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.7:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#293DAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3BD47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9C559no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E5B5AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 17.3Dark khaki · ΔE 18.5Goldenrod · ΔE 20.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.5Olive · ΔE 27.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 17.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5367D6
Analogous#D68053, #A9D653
Triadic#53D6C2, #C253D6
Split complementary#53A9D6, #8053D6
Tetradic#53D680, #5367D6, #D653A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFCF8
Lighter +30%#F3EECF
Lighter +20%#EADFA5
Lighter +10%#E0D17C
Darker −10%#C7B02F
Darker −20%#9D8B26
Darker −30%#74671C
Darker −40%#4B4212
More saturated +25%#F1D438
Less saturated −25%#BBB06E

Channel breakdown

R214
G194
B83
Red214 (83.9%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue50.84°
Saturation (HSL)61.5%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G C2 · B 53

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