Colour

#D6CDAE

#D6CDAE
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Wheat

#D6CDAE is a yellow with RGB values 214, 205, 174 and HSL 47°, 33%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#D6CDAE#D6CDAE

HEX#D6CDAE

RGBrgb(214, 205, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8039, 0.6824

RGB percentages83.9%, 80.4%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(46.5, 32.8%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.5, 18.7%, 83.9%)

CMYK0%, 4.2%, 18.7%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,077,358

CSS custom property--colour: #D6CDAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.2:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#293251

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D4CBACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6CEAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#DDC8C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 10.8 Bisque · ΔE 11.8 Blanched almond · ΔE 12.2 Tan · ΔE 12.8 Antique white · ΔE 13 Peach puff · ΔE 13

Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 10.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AEB7D6

Analogous#D6B9AE, #CBD6AE

Triadic#AED6CD, #CDAED6

Split complementary#AECBD6, #B9AED6

Tetradic#AED6B9, #AEB7D6, #D6AECB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F7F2

Lighter +10%#E7E2D0

Darker −10%#C5B88C

Darker −20%#B4A36A

Darker −30%#9C8B4F

Darker −40%#7A6D3E

More saturated +25%#E5D59F

Less saturated −25%#C7C5BD

Channel breakdown

R214

G205

B174

Red214 (83.9%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue46.5°

Saturation (HSL)32.79%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D6 · G CD · B AE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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