Recognised as Colour
#D6CA53
- #D6CA53
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#D6CA53 is a yellow with RGB values 214, 202, 83 and HSL 55°, 62%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#D6CA53#D6CA53
HEX#D6CA53
RGBrgb(214, 202, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7922, 0.3255
RGB percentages83.9%, 79.2%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(54.5, 61.5%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.5, 61.2%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 5.6%, 61.2%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,076,499
CSS custom property--colour: #D6CA53;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.43:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#2935AC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#535FD6
Analogous#D68953, #A1D653
Triadic#53D6CA, #CA53D6
Split complementary#53A1D6, #8853D6
Tetradic#53D689, #535FD6, #D653A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G202
B83
Red214 (83.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue54.5°
Saturation (HSL)61.5%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G CA · B 53
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