Colour

#D6C256

#D6C256
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#D6C256 is a yellow with RGB values 214, 194, 86 and HSL 51°, 61%, 59%. 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

#D6C256#D6C256

HEX#D6C256

RGBrgb(214, 194, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7608, 0.3373

RGB percentages83.9%, 76.1%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(50.6, 61%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 59.8%, 83.9%)

CMYK0%, 9.3%, 59.8%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,074,454

CSS custom property--colour: #D6C256;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.71:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#293DA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D3BD4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C55Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#E5B5AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 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 text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 16.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 17.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.7 Olive · ΔE 27.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 16.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#566AD6

Analogous#D68256, #AAD656

Triadic#56D6C2, #C256D6

Split complementary#56AAD6, #8256D6

Tetradic#56D682, #566AD6, #D656AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFDFA

Lighter +30%#F4EED1

Lighter +20%#EAE0A8

Lighter +10%#E0D17F

Darker −10%#C8B131

Darker −20%#9F8C27

Darker −30%#76681D

Darker −40%#4D4413

More saturated +25%#F0D43C

Less saturated −25%#BCB070

Channel breakdown

R214

G194

B86

Red214 (83.9%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue50.62°

Saturation (HSL)60.95%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D6 · G C2 · B 56

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Channel breakdown

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