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Colour

#D6C986

  • #D6C986
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#D6C986 is a yellow with RGB values 214, 201, 134 and HSL 50°, 49%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#D6C986#D6C986
HEX#D6C986
RGBrgb(214, 201, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7882, 0.5255
RGB percentages83.9%, 78.8%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(50.2, 49.4%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 37.4%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 6.1%, 37.4%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,076,294
CSS custom property--colour: #D6C986;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.56:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#293679

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5C581no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9CA88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E2C0B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 9.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.5Burlywood · ΔE 13.7Khaki · ΔE 14.4Navajo white · ΔE 15.2Wheat · ΔE 15.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 9.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8693D6
Analogous#D6A186, #BBD686
Triadic#86D6C9, #C986D6
Split complementary#86BBD6, #A186D6
Tetradic#86D6A1, #8693D6, #D686BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCF8
Lighter +20%#F0EBD2
Lighter +10%#E3DAAC
Darker −10%#C9B860
Darker −20%#B8A43E
Darker −30%#928231
Darker −40%#6C6024
More saturated +25%#EAD772
Less saturated −25%#C2BB9A

Channel breakdown

R214
G201
B134
Red214 (83.9%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue50.25°
Saturation (HSL)49.38%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G C9 · B 86

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