Recognised as Colour
#D6C799
- #D6C799
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#D6C799 is a yellow with RGB values 214, 199, 153 and HSL 45°, 43%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#D6C799#D6C799
HEX#D6C799
RGBrgb(214, 199, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7804, 0.6
RGB percentages83.9%, 78%, 60%
HSLhsl(45.2, 42.7%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.2, 28.5%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 7%, 28.5%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,075,801
CSS custom property--colour: #D6C799;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.49:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#293866
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99A8D6
Analogous#D6A899, #C7D699
Triadic#99D6C7, #C799D6
Split complementary#99C6D6, #A999D6
Tetradic#99D6A8, #99A8D6, #D699C6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G199
B153
Red214 (83.9%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue45.25°
Saturation (HSL)42.66%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G C7 · B 99
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