Colour

#D6CDA1

#D6CDA1
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Wheat

#D6CDA1 is a yellow with RGB values 214, 205, 161 and HSL 50°, 39%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#D6CDA1#D6CDA1

HEX#D6CDA1

RGBrgb(214, 205, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8039, 0.6314

RGB percentages83.9%, 80.4%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(49.8, 39.3%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 24.8%, 83.9%)

CMYK0%, 4.2%, 24.8%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,077,345

CSS custom property--colour: #D6CDA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.11:1

Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#29325E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6CA9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9CEA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#DEC7C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 9 Tan · ΔE 11.4 Moccasin · ΔE 11.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.5 Navajo white · ΔE 12.6 Bisque · ΔE 13.5

Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 9.02, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A1AAD6

Analogous#D6B3A1, #C5D6A1

Triadic#A1D6CD, #CDA1D6

Split complementary#A1C5D6, #B2A1D6

Tetradic#A1D6B3, #A1AAD6, #D6A1C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5F3E8

Lighter +10%#E5E0C5

Darker −10%#C7BA7D

Darker −20%#B7A75A

Darker −30%#9B8C43

Darker −40%#776C34

More saturated +25%#E7D890

Less saturated −25%#C5C2B2

Channel breakdown

R214

G205

B161

Red214 (83.9%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue49.81°

Saturation (HSL)39.26%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D6 · G CD · B A1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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