Colour

#D6CEAD

#D6CEAD
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Wheat

#D6CEAD is a yellow with RGB values 214, 206, 173 and HSL 48°, 33%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#D6CEAD#D6CEAD

HEX#D6CEAD

RGBrgb(214, 206, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8078, 0.6784

RGB percentages83.9%, 80.8%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(48.3, 33.3%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.3, 19.2%, 83.9%)

CMYK0%, 3.7%, 19.2%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,077,613

CSS custom property--colour: #D6CEAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.29:1

Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#293152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D5CCABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7CFAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#DDC9C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 10.3 Bisque · ΔE 11.8 Blanched almond · ΔE 12.3 Tan · ΔE 12.9 Peach puff · ΔE 13.1 Antique white · ΔE 13.3

Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADB5D6

Analogous#D6BAAD, #CAD6AD

Triadic#ADD6CE, #CEADD6

Split complementary#ADCAD6, #B9ADD6

Tetradic#ADD6BA, #ADB5D6, #D6ADCA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F7F1

Lighter +10%#E7E2CF

Darker −10%#C5BA8B

Darker −20%#B4A569

Darker −30%#9C8D4E

Darker −40%#7A6E3D

More saturated +25%#E5D79E

Less saturated −25%#C7C5BC

Channel breakdown

R214

G206

B173

Red214 (83.9%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue48.29°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness75.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D6 · G CE · B AD

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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