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Recognised as Colour

#D6CC66

  • #D6CC66
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#D6CC66 is a yellow with RGB values 214, 204, 102 and HSL 55°, 58%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#D6CC66#D6CC66
HEX#D6CC66
RGBrgb(214, 204, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8, 0.4
RGB percentages83.9%, 80%, 40%
HSLhsl(54.6, 57.7%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.6, 52.3%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.7%, 52.3%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,077,030
CSS custom property--colour: #D6CC66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.69:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#293399

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBC65Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFCC6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E4C0B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 11.4Dark khaki · ΔE 14.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23Goldenrod · ΔE 27.2Burlywood · ΔE 27.6Navajo white · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6670D6
Analogous#D69466, #A8D666
Triadic#66D6CC, #CC66D6
Split complementary#66A8D6, #9466D6
Tetradic#66D694, #6670D6, #D666A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F4DF
Lighter +20%#ECE7B6
Lighter +10%#E1D98E
Darker −10%#CBBF3E
Darker −20%#A99E2D
Darker −30%#817822
Darker −40%#585318
More saturated +25%#EEE04E
Less saturated −25%#BEB87E

Channel breakdown

R214
G204
B102
Red214 (83.9%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue54.64°
Saturation (HSL)57.73%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G CC · B 66

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